THE WORLD CENTER FOR COMPUTING'S PILOT VIDEODISC PROJECT FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v2i4.8-13Keywords:
videodisc, French, World center of Computing, culture, LOGO, Wolof, Senegal, intermediate students, advanced students, mouse, touch screen, artificial intelligence, diagnostic medical informationAbstract
In March 1982, the French Socialist government opened the World Center of Computing with fanfare that caught international headlines. One project chosen for a pilot demonstration was a videodisc approach to teaching French to native English speakers. Using existing motion picture sequences, still images, and audio, a demonstration videodisc has been developed. Unique features include: (1) learner control of instruction by a hand held mouse or touch sensitive screen, (2) extensive cultural interaction in a veritable linguistic bath, and (3) an elaborate lexicon of word meanings portrayed visually for selected key words.References
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