Computer – Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Roles

• Computer may act as a teacher or tutor• Providing material • Guiding a student how to learn it • Giving more information and

explanations • It can be a very affective and efficient

reference book• It can also be utilized to communicate

visually with students

• The unique properties from computer as medium for education are

• It’s ability to interact with students • it’s flexibility that enables students to move in whatever

direction interests them and navigate through both texts and graphical information

METHODS

1. Grammar Translation Method 2. The Direct Method 3. Audio Lingual Method 4. The Silent Way 5. Suggestopedia 6. Community Language Learning 7. The Total Physical Response 8. Computer Assisted language learning

• Computer based language instruction is better than any other non-computer-mediated language instruction methods is its ability to interact with learners; well-designed computer-mediated language instruction allows an extensive interaction between students and computers.

• The computer may be able to generate natural communication, and the computer can become less of a mechanical device and begin to “humanize” machine based learning.