On the Feasibility of Using LDOCE4 on CD-ROM to Assist EFL Students’ Writing

Various kinds of paper dictionaries cannot satisfy the productive needs of EFL/ESL learners.With this in mind,McAlp ine and Myles designed a new type of monolingual electronic dictionary.Coincidentally,the fourth edition of the Longman Dic tionary of Contemporary English(LDOCE)(Summers 2003)was published with a supporting CD-ROM in 2003.The per ceived guiding principle of the CD-ROM design was remarkably similar to that of McAlpine and Myles’design.It can be as sumed that the CD-ROM will provide EFL/ESL learners with strong support in their writing.     

The Use of LDOCE4 on CD-ROM in EFL Students’ Writing: a Case Study

This case study examines the use of LDOCE4 on CD-ROM in EFL students’writing.Four participants at different proficiency levels were invited to write a composition on a given title.They were then asked to revise their compositions twice,first using the paper dictionary,and secondly using the CD-ROM.Based on a comparison of the two versions,the following conclusions were drawn:1 The CD-ROM is generally more beneficial to EFL students’writing than the paper dictionary.2 Al though the CD-ROM is helpful,it is not a panacea.3 The CD-ROM can provide little help to lower intermediate learners.     

CD-ROM媒体教材中交互式对话功能的研究及应用

在广播、电视、函授教学中,普遍存在教学信息传递的单方向性弱点.文章根据课堂教学过程中信息交流的基本方式和原则,对CD-ROM教材中的虚拟人机对话学习方式进行论证,并在其合理性的基础上,结合网络通信手段,提出改善当前远程教学过程中的单方向教学内容传递方式,实现向学习者提供教学内容与双方向对话学习方式的可能性.     

菜鸟如何装光驱

为了保护电脑和光驱,应避免在潮湿、高温、震动、强磁场和阳光直射的环境下安装,我想这些是基本常识,也就不多言了。1、准备准备好一把十字头的螺丝刀、一把镊子和你的双手。2、选择安装方式(1)使用第一IDE驱动器电脑提供了一条IDE数据线支持两个IDE设备(硬盘、光驱、刻录机等都是IDE设备)。这条数据线起源于主板的IDE接口,安装上操作系统的硬盘被设置为第一主盘,那CD-ROM就该被设置为第一从驱动器。     

中文文献数据库的构建理念

20年来，中国在文献数据库建设方面取得了可喜成就，数量激增、类型多样，学科领域广泛，但存在的问题也很突出。针对现状，表文提出并分析了中文文献数据库构建在宏观和微观方面的一些理念，通过在中文书目数据库、中文非书目数据库、中方正CD-ROM全文数据库、中文多媒体数据库以及数据库网络化等方面实施这些理念，相信定会对中文文献数据库今后的发展有所促进。     

开放英语CD-ROM应用效率调查研究

采取定量研究方法,对某电大208名开放英语CD-ROM使用者进行问卷调查。研究结果表明系统应用效率低下。这既有学习者本身的原因,如学习自主性不高、计算机辅助语言学习经验欠缺、语言水平不足以及投入学习时间少等;也有学校和教师的原因,如没有采取相关措施或政策以及支持、服务和对话互动不够。其中,最重要的原因是学习者自主学习能力不足。     

网络流行语生成理据探析

在分析2008和2009年网络流行语意义的基础上,按形象、特征、关系、修辞、语源五类分别讨论了网络流行语的生成理据,首次提出了造词理据没有而流行语独具的特性型、仿语型、反语型、拈连型。这显示了流行语的生成理据与造词理据的大同小异。     

大容量IDE硬盘的使用、升级与多操作系统的安装

介绍了大容量IDE硬盘的使用时与主板BIOS以及操作系统的兼容性问题,并讨论了如何对IDE大硬盘进行升级和安装多操作系统问题。     

驱动CD—ROM的文件配置和程序设计

一、CD-ROM不能驱动的原因在Microsoft Windows环境中,CD-ROM的驱动一般是无需用户费心的。有时尽管作为硬件的CD-ROM无损,且连接完好,但在“我的电脑”窗口中就是见不到相应的图标,而且无法使用该设备。究其原因是设备未被驱动。这种现象的发生,大致缘于三种情况:     

双通道智能网络磁盘接口设计

针对IND原型系统存在的速度瓶颈,提出采用100Mbps带宽的以太网接口双网络通道、双IDE硬盘接口方案改进其硬件设计;同时,原型系统的IND通信协议建立在TCP／IP协议栈之上,处理协议的开销大,影响I／O性能,提出采用轻量级网络存储协议HyperSCSI协议的设计思想,改进IND的通信协议,测试结果显示能较好地达到预期效果．     

光驱复活的技巧与方法

介绍了计算机光驱的维修方法。     

多媒体教学与大学生自主学习

本文从自主学习入手,从传统大学英语教学与多媒体教学之比较、两年来实行的多媒体课件辅助教学试探性思考等方面论述了计算机辅助自主学习的优越性。     

Reading on Screen: Exploring Issues in Reading for Information with CD-ROM

This article describes the insights gained by a group of primary teachers investigating the implications of CD-ROM for English with their KS2 pupils. As part of the IT in English project, they researched pupils' use of the CD-ROM and its effect on their learning. They developed effective strategies to help pupils cope with the reading demands and edit their own texts. Positive effects on critical reading, collaboration, and use of conventional information books were observed.     

The effects of CD-ROM storybook reading on Israeli children’s early literacy as a function of age group and repeated reading

The effects of reading a CD-ROM storybook on children’s early literacy were examined as a function of their age group and the number of times they used the software. The investigation was carried out on 214 children: 108 pre-kindergarten children (aged 4:2 to 5:3) and 106 kindergarten children (aged 5:3–6:4). This population included 107 girls and 107 boys. The children in each group were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The first intervention group was afforded three CD-ROM storybook reading sessions. The second group was afforded five reading sessions and the third group served as a control and was afforded the regular kindergarten program. Pre- and post-intervention early literacy measures included vocabulary, word recognition and phonological awareness. No age group differences were found between the children’s early literacy progress after using the software and no interaction was found between age group and the number of reading sessions. Children from both age groups exhibited a similar level of story comprehension. Children who used the software five times exhibited greater progress in word meaning than those who used it three times and children in both of these groups did better than the control group. Children who used the software five times exhibited greater progress in word reading and phonological awareness than children in the control group. Implications for future research and education are discussed.     

《中国大百科全书》(光盘)外文目录小议

2000年10月由中国大百科全书出版社推出的<中国大百科全书>光盘,集74卷全书的内容于一体,涵盖66个学科,有8万个条目,5万余幅图片,堪称一座小型家庭图书馆.它还具有分类目录检索、拼音目录检索、外文目录检索等10余种检索功能,深受用户欢迎.美中不足的是,其外文目录的编排显得忠实有余,规范不足.     

多媒体课件式《高级日常英语》教学模式初探

如何在远程开放教育环境下搞好英语专业课的教学,一直是远程开放教育指导教师研究的课题.本人以构建主义、自主学习论为理论基础,以<高级日常英语>教学光盘为主要媒体,结合自己的教学实践,尝试在多媒体课件式教学环境中培养学生自主化学习的开放式教育教学模式;加强导学过程阶段考核(作业、实践、项目训练、随堂测验等).实践证明,这种教学模式大大提高了学生的语言能力和综合素质能力,尤其是听说能力.     

The emerging role of CD-ROMs in teaching chemistry

Learning chemistry requires students to relate chemical equations and other symbolic notation both to molecular or atomic events and to macroscopic laboratory observations and data. Traditionally, textbooks have provided symbolic notation with minimal pictures of either microscopic events or macroscopic events leaving the teacher and student to conjure these pictures from words. This paper describes the design of several CD-ROMs with very different strategies and focus for teaching general chemistry with large databases of visual information. Teacher tools for preparation facilitate the planning of more hands-on laboratory experiences and live demonstrations to develop laboratory observation skills. Presentation materials provide animations of abstract microscopic events and concepts to help teachers explain these molecular and atomic events. Students improve observation skills in laboratories with supplemental computer tutorials that mimic the decision making required for laboratory tasks in a virtual laboratory, but students reinforce the experience and learn techniques with practice in a real laboratory. New college textbooks on CD-ROM, that integrate the molecular animations and laboratory experiments with the introduction of new terms and symbolic representations, portend large changes in all textbooks.     

Scaffolding or Distracting: CD-ROM Storybooks and Young Readers

CD-ROM storybooks, often referred to as electronic texts, e-books, and interactive stories, are learning tools with supplemental features such as automatic reading of text, sound effects, word pronunciations, and graphic animations which support the development of reading skills and comprehension in beginning readers. Some CD-ROM storybooks also provide a definition of the word to aid in vocabulary acquisition. However, over-reliance on these features may hinder development of a young reader’s decoding skills and use of context cues. Many CD-ROM storybooks contain incidental hotspots, such as dancing flowers and hidden characters, which distract from the storyline and take reader’s attention away from comprehension. These incidental features may prolong the reading event causing fatigue and loss of focus. In sum, the features provided by CD-ROM storybooks offer valuable support for the acquisition of reading skills when coupled with supervision to monitor overuse and direct instruction in comprehension strategies.     

The Design, Development and Use of a CD-ROM Resource Library for an Open University Course

A CD-ROM containing a resource library for students of a course on "Information Technology and Society" has been produced by a multidisciplinary team at the Open University. This inter-faculty course adopts a resource-based approach to its subject, and students are encouraged to search the contents of the CD-ROM to find material relevant to the topics they are studying. To facilitate this searching, the articles in the library are electronically indexed using a set of course-related themes. The development of the CD-ROM gave rise to a number of issues: the content, which was based on printed publications, had to be adapted to suit the electronic medium; methods had to be devised to ensure the quality of the delivered product; and the roles of staff had to be adapted to accommodate electronic production methods. Feedback from students, via the course's conferencing system and a course survey, shows that the CD-ROM was well received, and that students adapted successfully to the resource-based approach.