Topic: Computer Assisted Language LearningPaper: 12Paper Name: English Language TeachingPrepared by: Drashti MehtaRoll No:7PG Enrollment No:PG13101021Sem:3Gmail id: drashti.mehta.111993@gmail.comSubmitted to: Smt. S.B. Gardi, Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinghji Bhavnagar UniversityBhavnagar UniversityBhavnagar(Gujarat-India)

Introduction:The personal computer emerge in 1990s.

Significant tool

Language teaching Learning

Communicative ability can be

gained by:

Individualizing

practice

Tapping into a global

practice

The learner got opportunities to learn through

Software

Local area networkInternet

Technical change was concerned in 1980 and 1990.

• Mainframe computers were task masters

PLATO system were taken in language labs, later on we got smaller, faster and more helpful desktop computers.

• “Multimedia” emerged as an important tool in 21st century.

CALL is helpful in exploring simulated worlds and in building presentations.

Background:CALL emerged

Content based learning

Task based learning were possible

Authentic communication- other learners around the world- possible -

CALL

Research: Comparative studies 1. A Significant interest of early

CALL studies was the comparison of Computer-enhanced classes with traditional or conventional classes.

2. For ex: Possible problems of researchers who compares class contacting ‘key pals’ using email to conventional letter writing class.

3. Warschauer-avoids- comparing- informal online writing with face-to-face classroom discussion.

1. Another area of interest is comparing Computer use with other technologies.

2. For ex: Computer based listening activities and audio-taped language materials in ‘Traditional’ language lab.

3. In Audio lab, student spent 50 % more time where as Computer assisted students spent less time.

Linguistic Analysis and Skills Acquisition:

Researchers examined- Computers enhanced the instructed acquisition.

Helps in Pronunciation, grammatical structures and lexical items.Examine reading comprehension skills, uses conversational analysis in web based activities.

Holliday examined – student’s email from the SL –Lists, comparing it with personal letters and telephone conversation.

The Computer as a Research Tool

Primary Research Tool

Elicit Data Record

Data

Contributors of research tool:Liou,Ehsani and Knodt,Wright,Hulstijn,Murphy- Judy,Chapelle

Motivation

• Motivation has been a pervasive theme in CALL.

• Jakobsdottir and Hooper found- when computers ‘read’ a text aloud, learner’s listening skills and motivation improves.

Practice: Drill, Grill and Computer adaptive tests

Computer- patient, obedient task master

One can create- one’s own interactive drills, testes.

Either software or internet based.

Computer adaptive tests can be taken:

TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Languages)

CAT CBT

The four skills, grammar and Vocabulary• Besides infinite patience and immediate feedback, tutorial and

drill on the computer can provide more than a teacher in the classroom.

Phonetics and phonology

Speaking skills

Listening skills

Reading skillsWriting skills

Grammar and Vocabulary

practice

Concordance programs

Phonetics and Phonology

• Phonetics can be improved, one can listen and practice- L2

Speaking skills

• Speech recognition activities allow the shy student to speak-up.

• Voice and video email plays an important role in speaking skill.

Listening skill

• CD-ROM and DVDs also provide audio files for the written texts, so that students may listen as they read.

Reading skill

• Reading skill improves the speed of student’s reading.

• As lines of texts are scrolled with predetermined timing.

1. by automating the creation of cloze passages

2. by timing- student’s reading

3. by creating jigsaw paragraphs or jumbled texts

Writing skill and composition

• Computer enhance writing process by allowing

1. Easy revision2. Multiple drafts3. Spell checking

Grammar and Vocabulary Practice

• Grammar and Vocabulary Games motivates learners.

• Ex: Puzzlemaker

Concordance programs

• Another means to Vocabulary and Grammar practice is Concordance programs

• Ex. Programmers Mills and Salzmann(1998) have developed What is it

effect an online concordance, Grammar Safari.

Authenticity, tasks, content and strategies

• CALL practitioners stress the importance of authentic language and audience.

• A more elaborate opportunities for using authentic language is the multi-user object-oriented (MOO) environment, where students enter a virtual reality.

• An important trend in the use of content to built language skills.

• Wide range of content is available on the internet for adaptation to language lessons.

• Ex: Ready- made teaching materials and online lessons

Multimedia projects- Presentation software

WritingDrawin

g

Animation

Insert photos

Sound

Video files

Microsoft PowerPoint(

tools)

Current and Future trends and Directions•In some parts of the world online education and information through wireless- services are made possible

•It is feared that technology may replace teachers.

•Where computers takes the role of teacher, teacher could be guide and mentor to encourage students.