WHAT IS HYPERTEXT? As Franklin puts it, "defining hypertext is much like describing beauty: part of it is inherent in the eye of the beholder" (1). Nevertheless, hypertext can be defined as "non-sequential reading and writing." Hypertext systems contain frames of text, pictures, sound, and animation that are organized non-linearly in a network of linked frames. From any frame, users can access ...

Development of new functionalities that can enable learning environment to enhance and promote learning is a major concern in the computer-assisted instructional area. Actually, one of the most important issues in this area is distance education. New technologies such as the Internet contribute to this issue. A distance learning environment called CYBERPHYSIQUE is presented in this paper. CYPER...

There are numerous language scholars who believe that computer assisted language learning (CALL) has salient effect on vocabulary achievement. To this end, the present research project seeks to investigate the results of a study of the effect of computer assisted language learning (CALL) on vocabulary achievement of Iranian university students EFL Learners. The research was designed so that it ...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of blended learning and multimedia software on iranian esp students' vocabulary learning. to this end, 120 iranian esp learners were assigned to two groups: the experimental and control groups. the experimental group received instructions through multimedia software while the control group received traditional instructions. the data were c...

The relationship between Islamic values and foreign languages in the school environment offers a relatively good example of the challenging aspects of Islamic identity formation amongst the students. Via focused group interviews, this study aimed to explore the teachers’ perceptions with regard to the influence of English language learning and the environment in the process of Islamic self-iden...

In this article we introduce HyCo (Hypertext Composer), an authoring tool devoted to create semantic learning objects. This authoring tool uses learning technology standards or specifications to save these semantic objects, which will be delivered in Web e-learning environments as encapsulated packages in order to ensure their reusability, interoperability, durability and accessibility. These l...

Political theory begins with respect for the complexity of its conceptual universe. Hypertext, a language for organizing knowledge on a modular rather than a sequential basis, provides an opportunity to unscramble this verbal mixture and to reconstitute it with new understandings and a new source of creative political discourse. This article reports on an experiment in computer-assisted advance...

This study explored the effectiveness of the two computer-assisted modes: cooperative and individual on improving Iranian high school students’ reading comprehension. It was also concerned with investigating the effectiveness of the two computer-assisted modes on the participants’ foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA). The sample of the study consisted of two intact groups, each containing 2...

This study explored the effectiveness of the two computer-assisted modes: cooperative and individual on improving Iranian high school students’ reading comprehension. It was also concerned with investigating the effectiveness of the two computer-assisted modes on the participants’ foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA). The sample of the study consisted of two intact groups, each containing 2...