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CALL meets software engineering: towards a multimedia conceptual dictionary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

James Singleton ,
John Keane  and
Blaise Nkwenti-Azeh
James Singleton
Affiliation:
UMIST, Manchester
John Keane
Affiliation:
UMIST, Manchester
Blaise Nkwenti-Azeh
Affiliation:
UMIST, Manchester
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Abstract

The role of the conceptual dictionary in CALL to enable both active learning and passive referencing is becoming well-established. The motivation for this work comes from the analysis of an existing conceptual dictionary that, whilst exhibiting many strengths, proved difficult to extend with multimedia capabilities. The focus of this paper is the design and development of a conceptual dictionary, incorporating a multimedia framework, by making use of established techniques from software engineering and computer science. The analysis, data design and interface design for the new system are discussed. A prototype system has been developed using Delphi and Paradox running on Windows 95.

Type
Research Article
Information
ReCALL , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , November 1998 , pp. 33 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1998

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