Foreign Language Departments and Computer--Assisted Instruction: A Survey.

Relates the results of a survey on the foreign language departments of colleges' use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Reasons why CAI has been introduced in some departments and not in others; Concerns about the cost of computer programs; Lack of locally available facilities sophisticated en...

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Published in:	Modern Language Journal (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 341 - 350
Main Author:	Olsen, Solveig
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Autumn80
Subjects:	Computer assisted instruction Foreign language education
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Summary:	Relates the results of a survey on the foreign language departments of colleges' use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Reasons why CAI has been introduced in some departments and not in others; Concerns about the cost of computer programs; Lack of locally available facilities sophisticated enough to handle diacritical marks or alternate font.