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Principles applicable to the production of CALL-ware: learning from the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2001

PAUL ALLUM
PAUL ALLUM
Affiliation:
Apollo Heights 212, 1-32-19 Higashigaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0021, Japan (e-mail: pallum@gol.com)
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Abstract

To transform pedagogically sound classroom tasks into effective CALL-ware, it is advantageous to have an approach that takes into account the general principles applicable to all human computer interaction (HCI). This paper outlines an attempt at such an approach. Teacher-designed, pedagogically sound software often fails in terms of usability, while highly usable, professionally made software is often based on ideas that are not in accord with those of a particular curriculum or teacher. The approach outlined below may assist in the process of transforming pedagogic materials and practices already successfully used in the classroom into easily usable software.

Type
Research Article
Information
ReCALL , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , November 2001 , pp. 146 - 166
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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