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ERIC Number: EJ603718
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-6504
Dilemmas in Designing Multimedia Software for Learners of English as a Second or Foreign Language.
Beckett, Gulhabar H.; McGivern, Lynne; Reeder, Kenneth; Semenova, Dasha
Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v32 n2 p287-97 Win 1999
Reports several dilemmas that a team of university- and industry-based designers encountered as they collaborated on the design and development of a multimedia software program for teaching academic writing to intermediate English as a second or foreign language learners. Discusses cultural sensitivity and program engagement. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Design Requirements, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Multimedia Materials, Partnerships in Education, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Collaborative Research; Computer Assisted Language Instruction; Cultural Sensitivity; Design Research
Note: Special issue: Educational Computing Research and Development.