More Than Just Dictionaries: Exploring the Incorporation and Use of Linguistically Inclusive Materials in a Middle School Library Media Center

The school library media center (SLMC) is a space in schools that can be overlooked when trying to reach students. The English language learner (ELL) population is a sector of the student population that is growing in the United States, and growing at faster rates in the state of South Carolina. With a growing population of ELL students, there are also misconceptions about the incorporation of native language materials in the academic setting. Being able to offer ELL students the opportunity to utilize their home languages can encourage the use of the SLMC. This study implemented an intervention to determine if the incorporation of native language materials for ELL students increased their participation in the SLMC. This study implemented a convergent parallel design with a mixed methods approach. The study included an observation of a middle school library media center to track movements through spaces created by the library media specialist (LMS). This study also relied on interviews with critical stakeholders in the school and circulation data for the SLMC\u27s literary collection, specifically the native language materials checked out during the observation. I also utilized a parental survey with ELL parents to include the perspective of this important population

A cognition-based interactive game platform for learning Chinese characters

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A cognition-based interactive game platform for learning chinese characters and a computer-assisted listing chinese characters system

我們一共建立了兩個軟體，一個為遊戲系統軟體，另一個是電腦輔助列字軟體。遊戲系統是針對中文學習者而做的，目的在於讓初階中文學習者可以學會分辨各個形聲字以及認識一些中文詞彙，另外也為了讓此系統更具有吸引力，擴增了一些遊戲該有的輔助功能，讓學習者能夠更投入於此遊戲中；電腦輔助列字系統的目的是針對遊戲系統的資料庫做管理，為了讓遊戲題庫的題目有彈性的變化，讓使用者能更簡單管理遊戲題庫，除了提供了一個介面做管理之外，也會列出一些可能的中文候選字，讓使用者不必花太多時間去找尋字。We designed two systems. One is a game system, and the other is an interface for managing one of the game’s databases. The game’s system is used for learning Chinese characters, and let children know how to distinguish between each others. Also, it provides some Chinese words for learning. The other system is used for managing one of the game’s databases. Users can change, add or delete the questions from the database by themselves. The system also provides some Chinese characters to users so that they don’t need to waste time searching characters, and add them into the game’s database