Using Electronic Mail as a Medium for Foreign Language Study and Instruction

Authors

  • Ken R. Lunde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v7i3.68-78

Keywords:

character sets, communication, electronic mail, foreign language instruction, foreign language study, the Japanese language

Abstract

This article describes how electronic mail can be used to send and receive foreign character sets, using the Japanese character set as an example. Electronic mail is fast, inexpensive, and can be stored, modified, and printed. This modern communication tool can be used to accelerate the traditional penpal process, and can act as a medium for instruction through correspondence courses. In addition, other computerized information, such as computer software and digitized speech can be sent using electronic mail. This opens many doors for future trends in computer-aided instruction (CAI).

References

Anderson, J. 1989. Campus-Supported Electronic Mail Service (Third Edition).Madison Academic Computing Center (MACC).

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee. 1976 (reaffirmed in 1984 and 1989). JISX 0201: Code for Information Interchange. Tokyo: Japanese StandardsAssociation.

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee. 1984. JIS X 0202: Code ExtensionTechniques for Use with the Code for Information Interchange. Tokyo:Japanese Standards Association.

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee. 1983. JIS X 0208: Code of the JapaneseGraphic Character Set for Information Interchange. Tokyo: JapaneseStandards Association.

Nakajima, Kazuko. 1988. The 1988 International Conference on ComputerProcessing of Chinese and Oriental Languages (Notes from a PanelDiscussion).

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2013-01-14

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How to Cite

Lunde, K. R. (2013). Using Electronic Mail as a Medium for Foreign Language Study and Instruction. CALICO Journal, 7(3), 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v7i3.68-78

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