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The Potential of Multi-Media for Foreign Language Learning: A Critical Evaluation

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Multi-Media does not, just by itself, guarantee accelerated learning and enhanced motivation unless there is a clear pedagogical progression and learning strategy. The authors describe and analyze the didactic dimensions to be considered when designing a multi-media tool, based on their own experience as software authors and language trainers.

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  1. Language Centre, Bristol Univeristy, UK

    Gabrielle Hogan-Brun

  2. Department of German Studies, University of Birmingham, UK

    Ruth Whittle

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Hogan-Brun, G., Whittle, R. The Potential of Multi-Media for Foreign Language Learning: A Critical Evaluation. Computers and the Humanities 31, 451–457 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1001061914294

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