English language learners are frequently unable to benefit from the prevailing process-writing approaches due to a lack of grammar and vocabulary knowledge relevant to academic writing. This paper describes how the need for explicit grammar instruction as part of preparing…

This investigation examined the effects of authentic Francophone web sites on cultural learning at the intermediate level. Fifty-four students "surfed" eight web sites. A pre-posttest design assessed long-term gains in culture and the learning of practices, products, and perspectives from…

This paper discusses the use of student models in computer-assisted language instruction (CAI) software. It examines three standard techniques for modeling student knowledge, and shows why they do not work well for CALI. It then argues that modeling which focuses…

This paper analyzes various kinds of student reaction to CAI materials: evaluations after the use of courseware, student feedback through a mail option for courseware on a main-frame computer, written comments solicited from students throughout the year, as well as…

To solve a bottleneck problem of authoring a finite state automaton (FSA)-based ICALL system capable of automatically correcting free format English composition sentences, we have developed a new template-template scheme to simplify and streamline the labor-intensive input processes of the…

This article is presented for those instructors  who may be considering development and use of computer-based instruction  with interactive videodisc material in a language class.I shall outline the steps taken in each stage of the development process as I see…

The advent of the technological era continues to impact foreign language education in numerous ways. Current and future foreign language educators must learn to effectively and meaningfully merge technology with instructional practices and activities. This responsibility necessitates a thorough and…

The integration  of culture into the language learning experience has always been tenuous either because teachers feel inadequate in their knowledge of the foreign culture or because they have not been adequately trained for the teaching of that culture.This paper…

This study investigated the use of wikis for collaborative writing projects. Fourth- and sixth-semester German students wrote several of the regularly assigned essay topics during one semester in collaboration with another student using a wiki. Participants used a variety of…

This paper reports on a recent development in Interactive Japanese: Understanding Written Japanese 11, with regard to a new facility whereby lexicographical information can be viewed by the user with full contextual information. This collocational information is available for any…