The Use of Interactive Whiteboards in Teaching Non-Roman Scripts

Autor/in	Tozcu, Anjel
Titel	The Use of Interactive Whiteboards in Teaching Non-Roman Scripts
Quelle	In: Computer Assisted Language Learning, 21 (2008) 2, S.143-166 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-8221
Schlagwörter	Internet; Indo European Languages; Alphabets; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Semitic Languages; Difficulty Level; Second Language Learning; Written Language; Questionnaires; Language Teachers; Computer Assisted Instruction; Student Motivation; Attendance; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Indoeuropäisch; Buchstabenschrift; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Geschriebene Sprache; Fragebogen; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Schulische Motivation; Anwesenheit; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study explores the use of the interactive whiteboards in teaching the non-Latin based orthographies of Hindi, Pashto, Dari, Persian (Farsi), and Hebrew. All these languages use non-roman scripts, and except for Hindi, they are cursive. Thus, letters within words are connected and for beginners the script may look quite complicated, incomprehensible and indecipherable. The shapes of the letters also change depending on if they are placed in word-initial, word-medial or word-final positions, causing additional difficulty for learners. Although the Hindi script is not cursive, it also creates difficulty for learners at beginning levels because it is crucial to know where to start and end the lines for each symbol in the alphabet with utmost precision. Surveys and questionnaires were distributed to seventy-five instructors teaching at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, California. It is found that the interactive whiteboard appears to be a useful pedagogical multi-media tool to teach non-roman scripts. (Contains 17 figures and 5 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10