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Computer-assisted vocabulary acquisition: an evaluation of the text analysis program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2011

Jane McKee
Jane McKee
Affiliation:
University of Ulster (Magee College Campus)
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Abstract

The Text Analysis Program (TAP) was designed by a team from the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages and the Computer Services Department of the University of Ulster with a view to enhancing language learning techniques for third level language students. Work on the program was funded jointly by the CTI and the University of Ulster. A Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) program was also developed as part of the same project. The program came into service in the academic year 1989-90 when it was tested on three groups of students. Some minor modifications were made before it was reused in 1990-91 and 1991-92 with the group of students who seemed to us most likely to benefit from its use. It is now undergoing further adjustment in the light of the second and third year's experience and is set to become a permanent feature of second year teaching on the BA (Hons) International Business Communication course (IBC). The present paper seeks to evaluate the program under two headings: ease of use and effectiveness as a means of enhancing linguistic awareness and language learning techniques.

Type
Research Article
Information
ReCALL , Volume 5 , Issue 8 , May 1993 , pp. 9 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1993

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