Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes (2000). Communication with users: insights from second language acquisition. Interacting with Computers, 12(6), pp. 587–599.
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/S0953-5438(99)00025-9 |
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Abstract
The paper addresses the question of how an English language user interface will be understood by users from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and provides some answers from the study of second language acquisition and the practice of language teaching and learning. The paper categorises language-related problems, gives examples in each category, and provides a set of guidelines for interface developers. The conclusion reached is that making word collocations and co-occurrences visible and available is the key to building in sufficient verbal context for understanding.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0953-5438 |
| Keywords: | interface design; internationalisation; culturally diverse users |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Institute of Educational Technology |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 11625 |
| Depositing User: | Agnes Kukulska-Hulme |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2008 06:36 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2011 00:51 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/11625 |
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