The Development of Japanese Typing Practice Materials for Engineering Students

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of web-based typing practice materials for Japanese beginner learners at the engineering university. The features of this material are (1) it visually presents a systematic input method in accordance with Japanese phonological rules and (2) it uses the words which frequently appear in engineering papers as typing practice words. The results of the post-trial questionnaire showed a high satisfaction rating, which suggests that this material is acceptable to engineering students.