A Network-Based Writing System for French

A Network-Based Writing System for French* Aesun Yoont & Hyuk-Chul Kwon (tDept of French, tDept of Computer Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 609-735, Rep. of Korea asyoon @hyowon.cc.pusan.ac.kr, hckwon @hyowon.cc.pusan.ac.kr) ABSTRACT <Systeme Emile> is a French learning software program using network. This paper presents its implemented prototype version, Emile 1.1. It is based on the client/server model connected by a dial-up modem. The data structure, the tutoring tools and the user interface of Emile 1.1 are described in this paper. It mentions what should be added and improved in the next versions and further studies. 0. Introduction <Systeme Emile> is a French learning software program using network that we are developing for Korean students. This paper presents its implemented prototype version (Emile 1.1) which aims to provide text data in long-distance writing classes. This project had two goals: one was to make a new textbook; the other was its implementation. The data structure, the client/server model and the user interface including tutoring tools of Emile 1.1 will be described in this paper. Also mentioned will be what should be added and improved in the next versions and further studies. 1. Data Structure 1.1. An Overview of Network Based Learning Compared with the acquisition of our mother tongue, the following difficulties arise in learning foreign languages. First, the given class hours for learning are dramatically short. As for second foreign languages such as French, German, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish, Korean students are given only 1-2 hours a week for 3-4 years.[11] Second, a large number of students share just one teacher, so immediate correction of what they decode or encode is hardly possible. Third, learning a natural language means learning not only its linguistic elements but also its extra- linguistic elements. However instead of their integrated information, only the former such as lexicons and syntactic structures is focused on in many cases. Fourth, the syntactic or semantic structure of mother tongues interferes in learning other languages. A Network Based Learning (NBL) can ameliorate these situations as follows. First, an NBL provides flexibility.[3] Students can learn at any time at any place. Second, individualized and interactive learning is possible.[2] Each student can use the NBL system for herself or himself 243 as if she or he owns it. And what the student has decoded or encoded can be immediately corrected by the system or by a teacher through the network. Third, the development speed of technology is so high that the NBL can provide now not only text data but also audio data and images.[3] Realistic video data will soon be able to be transmitted through the Information Super Highway. The audio-visual media will make it possible to show extra-linguistic elements and to combine them easily to the text data. Fourth, to minimize the interference of mother tongues, the NBL can provide a great amount of integrated language information using a large capacity of memory.[9] 1.2. Composition Textbook The textbook on which Emile 1.1 is based had the following goals. It enables …

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