educational and cultural internet portal for foreigners learning hungarian hungaroport computer and...
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Educational and cultural Internet portal for foreigners learning Hungarian
HUNGAROPORT
Computer and Automation Research Institute,
Hungarian Academy of SciencesBNI Ltd.
What is Hungaroport?
Hungaroport is a language teaching portal for students who learn Hungarian as a foreign language
Target of the project The primary goal of the portal is to join
the dispersed user’s group by originating a forum to language learners
Offers a flexible language teaching and cultural information system
Assist users in raising their social mobility and in amending quality of life
Hungaroport
The portal provides general information to learn the
Hungarian language (language schools, learning materials, useful links, important information, etc.),
online interactive test-system and various online interactive materials, and e-learning consultation and technical
expertise.
Innovation Complex system for supporting
education Synchronous (group) methods Asynchronous (individual) methods Combination of the two methods
Possibility of continuous learning (from beginner to proficiency level)
Lifelong learning Open, customisable learning system
Online interactive test-system approximately 3.000 test exercises
(grouped by levels of knowledge and language categories)
Two types of testing method: an adaptive test of 150 steps and three
stages which the computer will use to determine user’s level of knowledge on a 7-level basis
the placement test, in which case user predetermines the assumed level of knowledge
Online interactive test-system (cont.)
Determination of test levels and functions in the interactive test-system follows
the recommendations of the European Council,
the ALTE framework, the requirements of ITK Origó
examination system
Online materials
At present on the portal can be found two courses (material)
Hungarian step-by-step Listening
Courses contain different types of grammar exercises
Exercises are presented by grouped into themes and levels of knowledge in predetermined order
Exercise types Fill in the blank, Complete the text Multiple Answer, Odd word out 1:1 drag&drop, 1:n drag&drop Picture choice, Multiple choice Find the right order True-False Pools, etc.
Evaluate, Answer, Start over buttons Evaluation: red-blue (true-false) colour
code
Hungarian step-by-step material Grammar exercises for beginners and
intermediate students Both level contains 25 steps (language
course units) Interactive exercises, grammatical
descriptions and examples in a separated window, controlling tests
User learns one phenomenon in each step
Storing test results
Listening material
Listening exercises for intermediate and higher intermediate students
The texts and exercises are grouped by themes and levels of knowledge
Real audio sounds with pre-built player Interactive exercises with feedback The written texts are provided to help
users have better understanding
User authentication, online payment
Logging in, registration for differentiating users
Storing courses and user results Full access to course materials (without any
registration and payment the portal can be used only in demo mode)
Users can buy predefined amount of user access hours (by connecting to the interface of the bank)
