The Use of Self-Instructional Broadcast Materials for Second Language Learning: An Investigation in the Japanese Context.

Umino, Tae

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Use of Self-Instructional Broadcast Materials for Second Language Learning: An Investigation in the Japanese Context.

Umino, Tae

System, v27 n3 p309-27 Sep 1999

Clarifies the nature of second-language (L2) self-instruction involving the use of self-instructional broadcast materials, with particular reference to Japan, where such materials are widely used. Analysis of responses to an open-ended questionnaire administered to 138 university students reveals benefits and problems associated with this mode of self-instruction (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Broadcast Television, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Questionnaires, Radio, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Television

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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