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Designing an E-Learning Platform for Reading Comprehension

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Ehrlich, J., Radde, S., Polleti, A. & Freitag, B. (2007). Designing an E-Learning Platform for Reading Comprehension. In T. Bastiaens & S. Carliner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (pp. 7067-7077). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2007
Quebec City, Canada
October 15, 2007
ISBN 1-880094-63-0
  Theo Bastiaens & Saul Carliner
AACE

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Authors

Jan Ehrlich, Sven Radde, University of Passau, Institute for Information Systems and Software Technology, Germany; Axel Polleti, University of Passau, Language Centre, Germany; Burkhard Freitag, University of Passau, Chair of Information Management, Germany

Abstract

In this paper we present an innovative e-learning platform that was specifically designed to support the teaching of reading comprehension skills. First, we describe the principal difficulties of reading in a foreign language and then detail how the multitude of exercise types the presented system has at its disposal, gives support in acquiring reading comprehension skills. We show a few more supportive features of our platform and furthermore present the intuitive WYSIWYG style authoring tool which constitutes a major benefit for language tutors in creating and modifying the contents of the platform. Finally, some technical details are sketched and future developments of the platform are discussed that may also be of particular interest for the maintainers of other, similar e-learning systems.

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