Usability and Pedagogical Design: Are Language Learning Websites Special?

Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes and Shield, Lesley (2004). Usability and Pedagogical Design: Are Language Learning Websites Special? In: Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2004--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (Cantoni, L. and McLoughlin, C. eds.), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Lugano, Switzerland, pp. 4235–4242.

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Abstract

This paper explores the usability of e-learning websites, with particular reference to foreign language learning. Notions and concepts of usability are analyzed, and a definition of 'pedagogical usability' is proposed. The key issue is whether there are aspects of pedagogical usability that are discipline-specific. The paper examines the way in which language learning and teaching, in particular Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL), has approached usability as an area worthy of consideration when developing technology-enhanced learning materials. We propose three elements of a research agenda that should be taken forward - pedagogical usability, intercultural usability and website evaluation - to generate a more complete picture of what constitutes usability in language learning websites.

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