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Russian Language Journal

USING MULTIMEDIA AS A COMPONENT IN A RUSSIAN LANGUAGE COURSE

Keywords

Russian language course, multimedia project, computer-assisted language learning, CALL

Abstract

The idea of incorporating a multimedia project in an inter-mediate Russian language course was largely influenced by a desire Russian in line with the majority of other languages at the Un of Melbourne for which such components were already standard. Having considered various options, the coordinator of the joined a small-scale project aiming at implementing tec supported task-based language learning in three classes at t of Languages. A primary objective of this pilot study, organised by the Horwood Language Centre, was to research teacher and attitudes towards task-based computer-assisted language l (CALL) in view of a larger scale implementation planned following year. This implementation assumed that student classes would negotiate the topics and progression of their p the target languages and, subsequently, share the outcome work with worldwide audiences. Web page composition tool worked computers would facilitate their efforts. The three par languages (German, Japanese and Russian) were given a lar of freedom in integrating task-based CALL into their program aspect of interest was to determine the proper place for these classes within foreign language courses.

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