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BY JOY EGBERT, CHIN-CHI CHAO, AND ELIZABETH HANSON-SMITH Computer- Enhanced language Learning Environments: An Overview

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BYJOY EGBERT, CHIN-CHI CHAO, AND

ELIZABETH HANSON-SMITH

Computer- Enhanced language Learning Environments:

An Overview

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Need for a theory of Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) ?

“Our language teaching philosophy, method, or approach needs to be broadened to encompass

new technologies, and the inter- relationship between language teaching and computing

needs to be carefully explored”Levy(1990)

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Why ?

Increase in the number of computers available to both educators and learners.

Desire of educators to apply theories of SLA to the computer using classrooms.

It could help educators evaluate how and which students learn with different kind of technology.

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Language Learning Theory and the Learning Environment

Language acquisition is the result of an interplay between some kind of cognitive mechanism and environmental factors.

According to Spolosky, abilities includes physiological, biological, intellectual, and cognitive skills. Opportunity implies the learning environment or time multiplied by exposure to the language.

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Conditions for Optimal Language Learning Environments

Learners have opportunities to interact and negotiate meaning.

Learners interact in the target language with an authentic audience.

Learners are involved in authentic tasks. Learners are exposed to and encourage to produce varied

and creative language. Learners have enough time and feedback Learners are guided to attend mindfully to the learning

process. Learners work in an atmosphere with an ideal stress/anxiety

level. Learners autonomy is supported.

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Learners are have opportunities to interact and negotiate meaning.

“Learning is essentially the result of interaction between learners and others.”

“If learning is a social process, then interaction with other people is necessary.”

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Learners interact in the target language with an authentic audience

“Learners must be involved not only in social interaction but in purposeful interaction..”

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Learners are involved in authentic tasks.

“…not only real audience but also an authentic goal for their work, and in this context the language

used tends to be candid and heartfelt.”

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Learners are exposed to and encourage to produce varied and creative language.

“Learners tap both receptive and productive language skills and that the tasks take into account the multiple learning style and preference among learners”

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Learners have enough time and feedback

“Within the classroom, individual differences in ability, motivation, and other factors determine how much time each learner requires to complete task successfully.”

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Learners are guided to attend mindfully to the learning process.

“They must be motivated to take opportunities presented to them and to be cognitively engaged as they perform them.”

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Learners work in an atmosphere with an ideal stress/anxiety level.

“Educators can assist in the development of

an environment with an optimal stress level by creating a learner-centered classroom.”

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Learner autonomy is supported.

“…develops confidence and skill to learn autonomously and to design and coordinates tasks in variety of context”

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Exploring the CALL Environment Through Research

How can uncover ways to meet the eight conditions for learning in our own setting ?

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1- Ask the right questions2- Review the literature3- State a hypothesis4- Determine how to test the research

question5- Gather data6- Refine your answer.