An animated dictionary for hearing-impaired students in Thailand

As English increasingly becomes the international language, many ministerial and educational organisations have identified the need to improve the competence of Thai students in speaking English. While there is significant research devoted to developing software tools to support the teaching of Engl...

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Main Authors: Santichai Wicha, Bernadette Sharp, Pradorn Sureephong, Nopasit Chakpitak, Anthony Atkins
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-520042018-09-04T06:15:03Z An animated dictionary for hearing-impaired students in Thailand Santichai Wicha Bernadette Sharp Pradorn Sureephong Nopasit Chakpitak Anthony Atkins Social Sciences As English increasingly becomes the international language, many ministerial and educational organisations have identified the need to improve the competence of Thai students in speaking English. While there is significant research devoted to developing software tools to support the teaching of English as a second language, they are mostly concerned with adult learners. This project focuses on addressing the need to improve the teaching of English as a second language to primary school children with hearing impairments. This paper presents the development of an educational software tool referred to as the Total Communication with Animation Dictionary (TCAD), which supports learners in the acquisition and retention of new English lexical knowledge and is based on the theoretical approaches of Total Communication and situated learning. A series of experiments was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the TCAD in improving vocabulary acquisition and retention. Early results are promising with increased learner engagement and performance compared with traditional approaches. © 2012 NASEN. 2018-09-04T06:15:03Z 2018-09-04T06:15:03Z 2012-10-01 Journal 14713802 2-s2.0-84867629986 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2012.01239.x https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84867629986&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52004
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Social Sciences
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Santichai Wicha
Bernadette Sharp
Pradorn Sureephong
Nopasit Chakpitak
Anthony Atkins
An animated dictionary for hearing-impaired students in Thailand
description As English increasingly becomes the international language, many ministerial and educational organisations have identified the need to improve the competence of Thai students in speaking English. While there is significant research devoted to developing software tools to support the teaching of English as a second language, they are mostly concerned with adult learners. This project focuses on addressing the need to improve the teaching of English as a second language to primary school children with hearing impairments. This paper presents the development of an educational software tool referred to as the Total Communication with Animation Dictionary (TCAD), which supports learners in the acquisition and retention of new English lexical knowledge and is based on the theoretical approaches of Total Communication and situated learning. A series of experiments was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the TCAD in improving vocabulary acquisition and retention. Early results are promising with increased learner engagement and performance compared with traditional approaches. © 2012 NASEN.
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author Santichai Wicha
Bernadette Sharp
Pradorn Sureephong
Nopasit Chakpitak
Anthony Atkins
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Bernadette Sharp
Pradorn Sureephong
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title An animated dictionary for hearing-impaired students in Thailand
title_short An animated dictionary for hearing-impaired students in Thailand
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