JALEA: a highly maintainable Japanese Learning Web Application. [Panel title: "The next generation of language education:technology and pedagogy side-by-side" by M.Mariotti, T.Aikawa, A.Mantelli]

The paper aims to present the ICT characteristics of JALEA [JApanese LEArning system] (Mariotti, Mantelli, Lapis, 2016), an innovative web tool for the acquisition of the Japanese language dedicated to higher education learners with a learner-centered approach based on self-guided discovery of grammar structures and words’ meaning. This tool has been developed focusing on the principles of adaptability and maintainability: it is usable on several platforms (PC, tablet and smartphones) and thanks to the implementation of an area accessible to maintainers that includes several automatization features, text and multimedia content can be easily added and modified also by personnel with low ICT knowledge or skills

The paper aims to present the ICT characteristics of JALEA [JApanese LEArning system] (Mariotti, Mantelli, Lapis, 2016), an innovative web tool for the acquisition of the Japanese language dedicated to higher education learners with a learner-centered approach based on self-guided discovery of grammar structures and words’ meaning