FileMaker Pro E-learning GUI Phrase Reading Cloze. E-learning Language Processing Technology and Educational Material Development Generating English Educational Material using a Database Software Kenichi Kamiya, Shosaku Tanaka and Kenji Kitao This article provides an example of developing educational material using a database software, linking it with language processing technology. Teachers can download our software for free and create worksheets for studying phrase reading and e-learning materials based on cloze exercises. This software makes creating such learning materials very efficient, and provides integrated functions which are almost impossible to do manually. Since the operations can be done on graphical user interface, or GUI, even computer novices can use the software easily. Key Words: Database Software, FileMaker, Phrase Reading, Cloze Test, Educational Material Development, E-learning 1 ICT (Information and Communication Technology) E-learning, Faculty of Intellectual Property, Osaka Institute of Technology, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Culture and Information Science, Doshisha University
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