Web frameworks for content and language integrated learning in primary school

This paper proposes the adoption of Web technologies in order to bring the approach known as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) into primary school. CLIL is a form of language immersion where the learners\u2019 foreign language represents the medium for classroom instruction regarding other school subjects. The idea is to design and implement ad hoc Web interfaces oriented to bi- and multi-lingualism. In this context, we will propose two educational environments: the first one uses standard Web technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript, whereas the second one adopts in addition IEEE 1599, a format originally designed for the representation and synchronization of music and media contents, whose multi-layer structure \u2013 suitably adapted \u2013 can foster abilities and reinforcement techniques typical of CLIL

Web-Based Frameworks for CLIL in Primary School: Design, Implementation, Pilot Experimentation and Results

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an immersive pedagogical approach where the learners\u2019 foreign language represents the medium of classroom instruction. In this paper we will dis- cuss its applicability to primary school, addressing children aged between 6 and 7. Such an approach, relatively novel due to the young age of students, requires ad hoc pedagogical methods, learning resources and multimedia interactive interfaces in order to foster bilingualism and \u2013 potentially \u2013 even multilingualism. This work will cover all the aspects involved, starting from an overview of the state of the art, defining the research questions, describing the design and implementation of suitable Web solutions, showing a pilot experimentation, and finally discussing the obtained results

Interactive web-based hypermedia coordination

This paper discusses the interactive coordination of hypermedia documents' components in the world wide web environment, proposing a design space based on discrete events transmission between linked media and on an extension of the concept of spine introduced by the IEEE 1599 standard for music description. The elements of the design space draw from the early hypermedia models the basic concepts of anchor and link, framing them in the world wide web technology, and integrate the user interaction into dynamic media behavior in a coherent and seamless way. The paper describes the components and operations defined in the design space, giving a rationale for them. Several examples are discussed which represent the typical patterns of dynamic media synchronization and user interaction found in current hypermedia applications. Guidelines for the implementation in the standard HTML5/CSS/Javascript environment are also discussed