| Summary: | Published in 1996, the Standards far Foreign Language Learning
(Standards), define knowledge and abilities that foreign language
learners should acquire in the U.S. The Internet is believed to facilitate
standards-based instruction because of its capabilities as a communication
medium, information provider, and publication tool.
This paper presents one part of a study that investigated this
claim through examining an Internet-based newspaper project in an
advanced-level college Japanese course in light of the Japanese Standards.
Six students were selected to serve as case studies, with their
experiences in relation to this project analyzed in depth. The results
show that the students found using the Internet to read authentic materials
with the help of an online dictionary to be a positive experience.
This then resulted in their actively using Japanese for personal
enjoyment outside the classroom. These results suggest that the project
was particularly successful in two goal areas: Communication and
Communities.
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