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Evaluation experiment and result
The users can share their materials among the users by registering them to the Web database. The users also can evaluate the contents created by others.
We conducted an evaluation experiment in order to evaluate the effectiveness of MultiPod.
Concluding remarks
User
User
User
Make material
Download materialUser
Web databaseLearning material
Select words
iTunes
iPod
MultiPod is an educational foreign word learning system which is based on the iPods. The user can easily make learning materials of short movie by themselves. Also, they can download materials from web database that they want to learn. The learners can learn foreign words at any time and anyplace by transferring their materials to their iPods via iTunes.
Learning material made by learnerIn this system, the learners can participate in making the learning material.
Spelling
Meaning
Movie/still image file
Screen of generation material
Reference button
Conversion button
1. The user enters the spelling, the meaning of the word and the movie/still image file path. Then, the user can refer to a file from the reference button.
2. When the user clicks the conversion button, the system begins to make learning materials.
Screen of web database
AcknowledgementThis study is partly supported by the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan. It is also partly supported by MEXT Fund for Promoting Research on Symbiotic Information Technology.
• 10 subjects in our university• 10 words• Learning materials created by the subjects (2 words)• Learning materials created by others(8 words)• Translating the English words into Japanese.
MultiPod: a Multi Linguistic Word Learning SystemBased on iPods
Hasegawa, Kazunori, Satoko Amemiya, Keiichi KanekoHaruko Miyakoda, Wataru Tsukahara
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, [email protected]
Introduction
• 3 crucial conditions for effective and efficient language learning (Willis 1996) 1. exposure to the target language 2. use of the language 3. motivation in learning the language
• Multimedia technology can effectively assist language learning (Pennington 1996)
Why use iPods? Portability & Mobility
• easy to carry• learning materials may be replayed as many times as necessary• easier for learners to create own learning materials compared to other media• movies can be used as learning materials cf. experiment by Al-Seghayer 2001 video clips + text explanation vs. pictures + text explanation result: using video clips had better effect on learning
Outline of MultiPod
The learner takes a short movie or the still picture.
The movie/picture is fed to the system.
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Pronunciation
SpellingMeaning
Movie/still image Spelling ＆ Meaning Pronunciation Learning Material
A learning material consists of a 5 second movie/still image, text data and sound data. During the five seconds, the pronunciation of the word is repeated twice, and the spelling and the meaning of the word are displayed as subtitles.
Example of learning materials
We developed the educational foreign word learning system, MultiPod
1. Exposure to L2 made easier 2. Motivation in learning maintained 3. Extensive learner-centered task made possible
The test result proved that the self-produced learning materials are effective in retaining the meaning of the foreign words.
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