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In recent years, multimedia software has been widely used for a variety of purposes, including language teaching. SMIL (synchronized media integration language) is a fairly new multimedia standard. It was designed for making presentations that synchronize different media, such as audio, video, text, graphics and animation. Multimedia programs created with SMIL can be useful for language teaching because they are able to incorporate various help features, such as subtitles, dictionaries, cultural explanations, playback controls and feedback, to aid students in their comprehension of authentic language material. However, before such a program is designed, the effects of each of these help features on learners’ comprehension, retention and use must be investigated. In my paper, I draw on empirical studies of learner strategies in computer-assisted language learning to determine which of the above features are most beneficial for learners and exactly how they should appear in a multimedia program. |
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