Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies

Modern educational approaches and the widespread use of new technologies, as well as the adoption of social software services in our daily lives, require new e-education approaches. Web 2.0 technologies and services represent promising learning tools that support information sharing, communication,...

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Main Authors: Boruta, S., Gϋtl, Christian, Chang, Vanessa, Edwards, A.
Other Authors: Michael E. Auer
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Kassel University Press 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35460
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author Boruta, S.
Gϋtl, Christian
Chang, Vanessa
Edwards, A.
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Boruta, S.
Gϋtl, Christian
Chang, Vanessa
Edwards, A.
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description Modern educational approaches and the widespread use of new technologies, as well as the adoption of social software services in our daily lives, require new e-education approaches. Web 2.0 technologies and services represent promising learning tools that support information sharing, communication, networking and collaboration, which transcend time and space, linking individuals in various and vast groups of networked participants. Also, tools and services must be easy to integrateand adapt to the specific needs of various learning settings. These advantages, paired with greater flexibility and lower costs for developing countries have motivated research to support second language learning and training. The prototype implementation presented in this work is based on the Liferay platform, which incorporates various social network tools and subject domain applications in a very flexible way that promotes learning communities and closed learning groups. Preliminary findings from both the development and usage points of views are promising. This paper outlines system requirements, discusses the development process and provides an overview of its usage for different groups of users.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-354602023-01-27T05:52:10Z Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies Boruta, S. Gϋtl, Christian Chang, Vanessa Edwards, A. Michael E. Auer Mikulas Huba Web 2.0 e-Education Flexible Learning Environment Second Language Learning Guided and Unguided Learning Modern educational approaches and the widespread use of new technologies, as well as the adoption of social software services in our daily lives, require new e-education approaches. Web 2.0 technologies and services represent promising learning tools that support information sharing, communication, networking and collaboration, which transcend time and space, linking individuals in various and vast groups of networked participants. Also, tools and services must be easy to integrateand adapt to the specific needs of various learning settings. These advantages, paired with greater flexibility and lower costs for developing countries have motivated research to support second language learning and training. The prototype implementation presented in this work is based on the Liferay platform, which incorporates various social network tools and subject domain applications in a very flexible way that promotes learning communities and closed learning groups. Preliminary findings from both the development and usage points of views are promising. This paper outlines system requirements, discusses the development process and provides an overview of its usage for different groups of users. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35460 10.1109/ICL.2011.6059551 Kassel University Press restricted
spellingShingle Web 2.0
e-Education
Flexible Learning Environment
Second Language Learning
Guided and Unguided Learning
Boruta, S.
Gϋtl, Christian
Chang, Vanessa
Edwards, A.
Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
title Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
title_full Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
title_fullStr Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
title_full_unstemmed Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
title_short Foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
title_sort foreign language learning environment built on web 2.0 technologies
topic Web 2.0
e-Education
Flexible Learning Environment
Second Language Learning
Guided and Unguided Learning
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35460