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Computer Assisted Language Learning (Call)

This document discusses the history and use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It describes three phases of CALL: behaviourist CALL from the 1960s-1970s using drills, communicative CALL from the 1970s-1980s incorporating communicative approaches, and integrative CALL using multimedia and the internet. CALL connects concepts like e-learning, blended learning combining online and in-person learning, and m-learning using mobile devices. The conclusion states that CALL now allows more integrated technology in language learning beyond early drills.

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Computer Assisted Language Learning (Call)

This document discusses the history and use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It describes three phases of CALL: behaviourist CALL from the 1960s-1970s using drills, communicative CALL from the 1970s-1980s incorporating communicative approaches, and integrative CALL using multimedia and the internet. CALL connects concepts like e-learning, blended learning combining online and in-person learning, and m-learning using mobile devices. The conclusion states that CALL now allows more integrated technology in language learning beyond early drills.

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COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUA

GE LEARNING
BY
KENY BARUCH GARCA

USING TECHNOLOGY IN LEAR


NING ENGLISH
In 2007, the British Council conducted a
research into how the Internet has affect
ed the preferred learning styles of learne
rs wanting to learn English around the w
orld. The results of this research suggest
that if teachers are to remain relevant an
d effective, then they need to use the te
chnology to help students for Learning E
nglish.

Computer Assisted Language Learning kn


own as CALL, is an approach to language
teaching and learning in which the comp
uter is used as an aid to the presentation
, reinforcement and assessment of mater
ial to be learned. Therefore, Computers
have been used for language teaching for
more than three decades.

CALL is divided in three distinct


phases:
Behaviourist CALL was developed in the 1960
s and 1970s which featured repetitive langua
ge drills and practice.
Communicative CALL emerged in the 1970s a
nd 1980s as a reaction to the Behaviourist ap
proach to language learning. It was based on
the communicative approach to teaching.
Integrative Call is based on multimedia com
puters and the Internet.

CALL is connected by means of


common concepts which are
following:
the
E-Learning is the use of electronic media
and information and communication tec
hnologies (ICT) in education.

Blended Learning is an approach to learn


ing and teaching which combines and ali
gns learning undertaken in face to face s
essions.
M-Learning refers to technologies that in
clude handheld computers, MP3 players,
notebooks, mobile phones and tablets.

WEB 2.0
Web 2.0 technologies have become a ubi
quitous component of our daily lives. Ti
m O'Reilly (2005), describes Web 2.0 as a
collaborative environment in which users
have the opportunity to contribute to a g
rowing knowledge base, assist in the dev
elopment of web-based tools, and partici
pate in online communities.

Conclusion
CALL offers the language learner diverse
opportunities for language learning . In th
e past, utilization of computers were limi
ted to text and only simple simulations a
nd exercises, primarily gap-filling and mu
ltiple choice drills were used. Technologi
cal and pedagogical developments now a
llow us to integrate technology into the l
anguage learning process.

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Warshauer, M. (1996) Computer Assisted Language Le
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