Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language

Authors: Corbin, C., Cetinkaya, D. and Dogan, H.

Journal: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volume: 12425 LNCS

Pages: 345-364

eISSN: 1611-3349

ISBN: 9783030601270

ISSN: 0302-9743

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_26

Abstract:

Learning a foreign language is a time consuming task that requires perseverance, commitment and hard work. The time required to learn a foreign language can range from hundreds to thousands of hours, depending on the language being learnt and the native language of the learner. Two major barriers to learning a language are lack of motivation and time. Spending increasing amounts of time online also has a detrimental effect on learning a language. The global digital language learning industry is growing and the market has more than doubled in size in the last decade due to the world becoming increasingly interconnected. There is a need to provide users with a web browser extension that is both interactive and continuous for learning a language. This paper presents the design and development of a web browser extension that will help facilitate the learning of foreign languages. The web extension overrides the default content when either a new tab or window is opened with interactive language learning material. The web extension is compatible with the desktop version of the Chrome web browser. Each time a new tab or window is opened, a range of language learning material are presented at random, which can be read, understood and completed in 30 s or less with immediate feedback. Overriding the web browser’s functionality ensures the user is exposed to language learning material.

http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34469/

Source: Scopus