Interactive video for language learning: The autotutor project

Abstract This article describes in general terms what interactive video is and compares the relative advantages and disadvantages of disc- and tape-based systems; summarizes the considerations that underlay the development of the AUTOTUTOR, an interactive video system designed for language learners by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College, Dublin; describes how the AUTOTUTOR is configured and how it is used to author learning materials; and outlines the programme of experimentation to be undertaken by a network of experimental AUTOTUTOR users.