Language Educational Portals

摘要

The paper describes a usability study on language educational portals. The methodology frame provides readers with definitions and explanations of key expressions related to portal solutions; like portal, its services and characteristics. The research on the portal usability is built on an empiric observation of ways how common users under common circumstances browse through web pages. Factors influencing user's behavior like intuitiveness, satisfaction and conventions are highlighted due to their significant role in user's move in the portal environment. The main part of the study is represented by own usability testing of selected language portals. Selection of portals was based on the width and quality of their facilities. Conclusion brings outline of further utilization of gained findings within the research of current trends of educational portal solution development.