Nobuko Taguchi is currently Area Chair of the Japanese program, a lecturer in Japanese, and a faculty member in the Asian Studies Program in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She received an M.A. in Japanese Linguistics and Pedagogy at the University of Arizona and she was trained on CALL at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2001-2002. Her research interests include web-based and multimedia language courseware development, Japanese language instruction, and Japanese linguistics. Currently, she is working on projects for developing computer-based language instructions for Japanese language courses, and reviewing commercial language instructional software programs.
As the technology has been developed, learners can easily reach the real information in target languages through the web. However, these are mostly targeted to native speakers of the languages. So, it is very challenging for learners to understand them without additional aid. Yet, it is unfortunate not to take advantage of the accessibility and an abundance of the real information. With proper guidance these web pages can be used effectively to enhance student learning.
In this benkyookai, we can discuss the pedagogical design, and teaching techniques, how we can use the web in language learning classroom in order to enhance learners' reading and communication skills.
Taguchi sensei's paper is at http://fll.smu.edu/~ntaguchi/BenkyookaiTaguchiPaper.html
So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN with the new interface. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Taguchi sensei and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English.
This event is open to anybody who is interested in the topic. It will be at After School Online Room at http://ti2.sri.com
Instructions to log in as a guest and get to the After School Online Room:
1. Go to http://ti2.sri.com
2. Click the "Guest Login" Button on the TAPPED IN home page
3. Fill in your name (up to 6 letters) and click on "Log in as a Guest"
4. When loading is done, you will be in the Reception area.
5. To talk, type in the message in the window next to the word SAY. Then press the SEND button or the ENTER key
6. In order to get to After School Online room, you can click on After School Online in the Featured Passageways.
You can view Introduction to the TI2 User Interface at http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/web/help/ui.jsp
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