The Benefits of Language Laboratories for Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language

Examines the benefits of language laboratories for learning Japanese. After reviewing related literature and selected issues on educational technology, the article presents results from a survey of Australian college students using a language laboratory. Overall, students appreciated and were positi...

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Published in:Language learning journal 1998 (18), p.50
Main Authors: Danaher, Mike, Danaher, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
College Students
Computer Assisted Instruction
Educational Technology
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Instructional Effectiveness
Japanese
Language Laboratories
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Examines the benefits of language laboratories for learning Japanese. After reviewing related literature and selected issues on educational technology, the article presents results from a survey of Australian college students using a language laboratory. Overall, students appreciated and were positive about the language laboratory, though some had concerns about its promotion of interaction and their degree of control over it. (SM)
ISSN:0957-1736