A Multilingual Scenic Learning Environment

Nowadays the information technology is developing quickly, the Internet technology and resource change with each passing day. This project utilizes the digitalization method to simulate the traditional teaching model, and provides not only multimedia presentation, but also the related webpage resource and 3-D VR synchronous dialogue system. These technologies construct a virtual foreign language learning classroom which helps all kind of people to learn foreign language. As a test of our system, we use French as an example, and then will extend to the other foreign languages later. Our teaching model simulates the traditional teaching model, and consists of "classroom teaching", "off classroom practice" and "after class review" three parts, described as follows: l Classroom teaching: simulates the traditional classroom teaching by using the technology of multimedia presentation, such as video, audio, pictures and slides presentation. l Off classroom practice: uses the virtual reality technology to provide an interactive role-playing conversation environment just like the real world dialogue. l After class review: cooperates with the lesson topics and web page resource recommendation to extend the learning space. Our distance learning system of the virtual French classroom not only integrates "real-time multi-broadcasting", "lecture-on-demand" and "World Wide Web", but also includes the function of "virtual reality practice", "multimedia teaching materials" and "topic editing". Without the limitation of time and space, our system not only fulfills the individual learner's need, but also promotes the spirits of study, and constructs a "life-time study society". For the implementation of our Multilingual Scenic Learning Environment, you can visit the website http://i-class.fr.tku.edu.tw.