Intercultural usability of language learning websites
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Article Title | Intercultural usability of language learning websites |
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ERA Journal ID | 39917 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Son, Jeong-Bae (Author) and Park, Ji-Yong (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning |
Journal Citation | 7 (2), pp. 135-141 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Maleny, Australia |
ISSN | 1833-4105 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5172/ijpl.2012.7.2.135 |
Web Address (URL) | http://pubs.e-contentmanagement.com/doi/abs/10.5172/ijpl.2012.7.2.135 |
Abstract | Website usability can be defined as the ease of use of websites. General usability, pedagogical usability, technical usability and intercultural usability can be considered and examined for the understanding of the usability of language learning websites, which requires a discipline-specific approach. In the field of computer-assisted language learning, usability issues have been addressed mainly in terms of evaluation criteria and have been commonly discussed in relation to user expectations and user experiences. In spite of a growing interest in intercultural language learning, however, little research on intercultural usability of language learning websites has been published yet. There is a need to answer the question of how language learning websites integrate the target language and culture for the development of intercultural sensitivity and competence. This article explores intercultural aspects of language learning websites and presents usability guidelines for designing intercultural language learning websites. |
Keywords | Intercultural language learning, website usability, language learning websites, computer-assisted language learning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390108. LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy |
390405. Educational technology and computing | |
470401. Applied linguistics and educational linguistics | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1v53/intercultural-usability-of-language-learning-websites
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