Educational and cultural
Internet portal for foreigners
learning Hungarian
HUNGAROPORT
Computer and Automation Research Institute,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
BNI Ltd.
What is Hungaroport?
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Hungaroport is a language teaching
portal for students who learn
Hungarian as a foreign language
Target of the project
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The primary goal of the portal is to join the
dispersed user’s group by originating a forum
to language learners
Offers a flexible language teaching and
cultural information system
Assist users in raising their social mobility and
in amending quality of life
Hungaroport
The portal provides
 general information to learn the Hungarian
language (language schools, learning
materials, useful links, important information,
etc.),
 online interactive test-system and
 various online interactive materials, and
 e-learning consultation and technical
expertise.
Innovation
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Complex system for supporting education
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Synchronous (group) methods
Asynchronous (individual) methods
Combination of the two methods
Possibility of continuous learning
(from beginner to proficiency level)
Lifelong learning
Open, customisable learning system
Online interactive test-system
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approximately 3.000 test exercises (grouped
by levels of knowledge and language
categories)
Two types of testing method:
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an adaptive test of 150 steps and three
stages which the computer will use to
determine user’s level of knowledge on a 7level basis
the placement test, in which case user
predetermines the assumed level of
knowledge
Online interactive test-system (cont.)
Determination of test levels and functions in the
interactive test-system follows
 the recommendations of the European
Council,
 the ALTE framework,
 the requirements of ITK Origó examination
system
Online materials
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At present on the portal can be found two
courses (material)
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Hungarian step-by-step
Listening
Courses contain different types of grammar
exercises
Exercises are presented by grouped into
themes and levels of knowledge in
predetermined order
Exercise types
Fill in the blank, Complete the text
 Multiple Answer, Odd word out
 1:1 drag&drop, 1:n drag&drop
 Picture choice, Multiple choice
 Find the right order
 True-False
 Pools, etc.
Evaluate, Answer, Start over buttons
Evaluation: red-blue (true-false) colour code
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Hungarian step-by-step material
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Grammar exercises for beginners and
intermediate students
Both level contains 25 steps (language course
units)
Interactive exercises, grammatical
descriptions and examples in a separated
window, controlling tests
User learns one phenomenon in each step
Storing test results
Listening material
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Listening exercises for intermediate and
higher intermediate students
The texts and exercises are grouped by
themes and levels of knowledge
Real audio sounds with pre-built player
Interactive exercises with feedback
The written texts are provided to help users
have better understanding
User authentication, online payment
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Logging in, registration for differentiating
users
Storing courses and user results
Full access to course materials (without any
registration and payment the portal can be used only in demo
mode)
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Users can buy predefined amount of user
access hours (by connecting to the interface of the bank)
The URL address of Hungaroport:
http://www.hungaroport.hu
E-mail: bausz@sztaki.hu
lszabo@itk.hu