Studies on developing and applying on-line CALL materials for remote education

在研究项目的第一年，我们集中在以下几点：-改进CALL材料迄今为止制作的开发一个日本-德国平行语料库“dokujiro”-开发外语学习材料“TERRA”，一个基于网络的程序，用于创建自我学习任务。ALINUX服务器设置为运行此程序。举办了一个关于WWW远程教育系统的研讨会。计划并准备了使用iSight和iChat（apple）的远程教育实验。第二年，我们介绍了上述系统，并将其应用于广岛大学和千叶大学的语言课程。研究结果表明：-通过使用TERRA制作的网络材料，我们可以了解到学习者的学习困难和错误的总体趋势。这有助于我们改进我们的“传统”（面对面）课程。使用TERRA进行在线学习对外语学习有很大的帮助。特别是，它使那些只有有限的上课时间（每周一次）的学习者有可能自己做很多练习。借助TERRA，可以分析网络自主学习中学习者的学习倾向。结合事后的问卷调查，可以客观地衡量学习者的成绩。使用PC的远程教育系统可以通过其中使用的语言的现状来激发班级成员的动机。通过与国外一所大学的远程教学实验，指出了在大规模采用远程教学之前必须克服的一些困难。同时，我们也可以肯定，目前还存在一些技术问题，在这些成果的基础上，我们希望能进一步发展计算机辅助教学材料，并积极地将其应用于语言教学中。计划与国外大学建立远程教育联系。为此，应促进国家和国际合作。

In the first year of the research project, we concentrated on the following points :-improving CALL materials produced so far-developing a Japanese-German parallel corpus "dokujiro"-developing foreign language learning materials for "TERRA", a web-based program for creating self learning tasks. ALINUX-server was set up for running this program.-having a workshop on remote education system in WWW. An experiment for distance education using iSight and iChat (apple) was planed and prepared for.In the second year, we have introduced the systems above and applied them to language lessons practiced at both universities, Hiroshima University and Chiba University. We have got the following results :-By using the web materials produced with "TERRA", we could figure out the general tendency of difficulties and errors of the learners. This helped us to improve our "traditional" (face to face) lessons.-The On-line learning with "TERRA" turned out to be helpful in learning foreign languages. Especially, it made possible for learners who have only limited lesson time (once a week) to do much practice by themselves.-With "TERRA", it got possible to analyze dispositions of the learners in e-based self learning. Combined with a questionnaire afterwards, the achievement of the learners could be measured objectively.-A remote education system with PC made it possible to evoke motivations on members of the class by its actuality of the language used in it.-An experiment of the distance learning with a foreign university has shown some difficulties that should be got over before its adoption in a large scale. At the same time, we could confirm that there were only few technical problems.With these achievements so far, we would like to make further development of CALL materials and its active exploitation in the language lesson. A remote education linked with foreign universities is planed. For that purpose, a national and international cooperation should be promoted.