Action Research to build a Transnational Volunteer Support Network for Foreign Students' Education with DAISY Multi-lingual Digital Book

我们试图通过使用名为DAISY的数字图书技术为外国学生建立一个跨国志愿者支持网络（请参阅我们的网站：rits-daisy.com）。通过我们的行动研究，我们可以确定，多语种的DAISY教科书是有效的，作为一个工具，对外国学生的语言教育。即使没有专业语言教育技能的人也可以参加我们的项目。DAISY系统使志愿者、专业人员和学校工作人员之间的联系更加容易。然而，我们的项目面临着困难和一定的障碍。DAISY通常被认为是残疾人的工具。政府以及学校董事会和学校教师无法想象它对外国学生也有用。我们将行动研究作为克服这种困难的挑战之一。

We tried to build a transnational volunteer support network for foreign students by using the digital book technology called DAISY (please refer to our website: rits-daisy.com). Through our action research, we could ascertain that the multi-lingual DAISY textbook is efficacious as a tool for linguistic education toward foreign students. Even persons who do not have professional linguistic education skills can participate in our project. DAISY system makes it easier to link volunteers, professional staff, and school staff.However, our project is facing difficulties and certain barriers. DAISY is usually thought of as a tool for disabled people. The government as well as the school board and school teachers cannot imagine that it can also be useful to foreign students. We examine our action research as one of the challenges to overcome this kind of difficulties.