COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING BY KENY BARUCH GARCA
USING TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING ENGLISHIn 2007, the British Council
conducted a research into how the Internet has affected the
preferred learning styles of learners wanting to learn English
around the world. The results of this research suggest that if
teachers are to remain relevant and effective, then they need to
use the technology to help students for Learning English.
Computer Assisted Language Learning known as CALL, is an
approach to language teaching and learning in which the computer is
used as an aid to the presentation, reinforcement and assessment of
material to be learned. Therefore, Computers have been used for
language teaching for more than three decades.
Behaviourist CALL was developed in the 1960s and 1970s which
featured repetitive language drills and practice.
Communicative CALL emerged in the 1970s and 1980s as a reaction
to the Behaviourist approach to language learning. It was based on
the communicative approach to teaching.
Integrative Call is based on multimedia computers and the
Internet.
CALL is divided in three distinct phases:
E-Learning is the use of electronic media and information and
communication technologies (ICT) in education.
Blended Learning is an approach to learning and teaching which
combines and aligns learning undertaken in face to face
sessions.
M-Learning refers to technologies that include handheld
computers, MP3 players, notebooks, mobile phones and tablets.
CALL is connected by means of common concepts which arethe
following:
WEB 2.0Web 2.0 technologies have become a ubiquitous component
of our daily lives. Tim O'Reilly (2005), describes Web 2.0 as a
collaborative environment in which users have the opportunity to
contribute to a growing knowledge base, assist in the development
of web-based tools, and participate in online communities.
Conclusion CALL offers the language learner diverse
opportunities for language learning. In the past, utilization of
computers were limited to text and only simple simulations and
exercises, primarily gap-filling and multiple choice drills were
used. Technological and pedagogical developments now allow us to
integrate technology into the language learning process.
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