LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE WITH MULTIMEDIA AND HYPERMEDIA MATERIALS

By: M. Bassante ESPE UNIVERSITY

MULTIMEDIA: it s the presentation of text, graphics, animations, audio and video using the computers in an integrated manner. With multimedia systems nonlinear media are interacting with the user and responds to the inputs of user. A slide is an example, where information is presented in form of graphs or animations, sound and video.

HYPERMEDIA:It is the use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as part of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are related, in that the content is accessible through hyperlinks. Hypermedia is a subset of multimedia.

HYPERTEXT; It is a subset of hypermedia, and can be developed using specific software, such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Director and Macromedia Author ware.

People who are learning a second language, the goal is to develop several core competencies that allow them to develop and maintain social relationships and communicate ideas.

The supports embedded in a multimedia instructional approach should guide what students notice in a word, sentence, passage, or image, It can also be accomplished through immediate and focused teacher feedback

When students have access to images, sentences, and pronunciations for vocabulary terms, their comprehension of the content increases

Advance organizers and graphic organizers are effective ways to facilitate this task because they can provide an overview of a new topic and visually represent links between the concepts to be learned.

The teacher can also create shared experiences for the entire class through virtual field trips or other cooperative activities through a digital multimedia environment

In conclusion Multimedia and Hipermedia materials help us to learn a Second Language in a clear and funny way , making use of Digital library such as I show in a following image.