English Multimedia Research Articles

A multimedia database supports English distance learning

This work presents a novel English distance learning system that was developed through multimedia database and Internet technologies called English multimedia corpus. The system includes English articles, dialogs, and videos. A student can study English writing and reading as well as view Web browser listings to connect the Corpus server. In the system, semantic query and “link grammar” are applied to construct the English multimedia corpus system. Furthermore, it promotes the query level from keyword-base and content-based query to a semantic level. The main function of this system is to query the English sentence pattern through keywords from the English multimedia corpus. The other function is to detect grammatical errors in written English. Thus, the system not only teaches English grammar, but also, due to its database, allows teachers to understand the most frequent mistakes.

Multimedia in the Business English Classroom: The Learners' Point of View

Besides the internet and the various opportunities it provides for language learning, the multimedia CD-ROM, with its potential for integrating and offering different media in one storage medium, has created quite a stir amongst language teaching professionals in the 90s. The benefits of multiple modalities, online support tools, and instant feedback are believed to have the potential of increasing learner control, motivation, and autonomy. However, a closer look at what is actually available on the market, in this instance the sub-market of Business English multimedia programmes, reveals that many such learning tools fall short of the claims that have been made for them, at least in the eyes of pedagogues. As teachers and students do not always see eye-to-eye as far as the usefulness of particular learning tools and activities is concerned, it seems paramount to let the final user and ultimate target group have their say, as well. The present study focuses on the reactions and comments of 30 students of Business English during and after a semester-long use of a CD-ROM presenting the language of negotiating, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the programme as perceived by the respondents.

An Internet-based Distance Learning for English based on Multimedia Database

This work presents a novel English distance learning system that was developed through multimedia database and Internet technologies called English multimedia corpus. The system includes English articles, dialogs, and videos. A student can study English writing and reading as well as view Web browser listings to connect the Corpus server. In the system, semantic query and ”Link grammar” are applied to construct the English multimedia corpus system. Furthermore, it promotes the query level from keyword-base and content-based query to a semantic level. The main function of this system is to query the English sentence pattern through keywords from the English multimedia corpus. The other function is to detect grammatical errors in written English. Thus, the system not only teaches English grammar, but also, due to its database, allows teachers to understand the most frequent mistakes.

How to Break through Techno-Shock and Build Multi-Media Units

earning new software programs takes time, and using computers and video technology in the classroom often produces complications that themore reliable textbooks, chalk, and blackboard never do. When we three teachers recently decided to design a multi-media English unit on Florida writers, we had no experience with the two software programs we wanted to use, and only one of us had any experience with a video camera. Yet, we learned about using HyperStudio, constructed a web page, and created an original film. We offer here a framework for approaching any new technology.