Pioneering innovative approaches to language teaching at tertiary level in Australia

Abstract

This poster presentation outlines an innovative approach to the teaching of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) online using a range of sophisticated interactive media assisted delivery strategies. The course uses an outcomes-based approach to course design. This course takes the view that technology can be both tool and tutor in language education. The role of technology in language education is examined as an aspect of curriculum design, that is, the starting point is needs analysis and the resulting curriculum, rather than technology.