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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams
-Oprah
Winfrey
How is the role of technology
and learning styles in the EFL class?
How can CALL
(Computer-assisted-language learning) integrated in the EFL classroom
Welcome to a new week of learning.
Our main theme is
focused on the integration of technology in education; to be more specific,
this week we will explain several topics related to Computer-assisted Language
Learning (CALL).
A Problem that is often
debated nowadays is the importance to change lessons from traditional styles
such as translation based-instruction or grammar-based instruction towards a
communicative approach. Therefore, many teachers are looking at how to shift
their lessons to meet new education purposes. It is no secret that some of them
may have successfully changed their teaching styles; however, lessons are still
more teacher-centered than student-centered in some classrooms. It seems to me
that lessons should be designed to include whole class activities such as
lectures, pair work or group work.
This brings up to the
question of how is the role of technology and learning styles in the EFL class?
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flipped classroom Hashtag activities
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Educators have to create a hashtag for all the tweets. The idea is that students could include many photos of interesting things that they did the last day. Undoubtedly, this activity will offer to students several types of themes for dialogue on the next day.
It is time to know the history of CALL
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) may be defined as the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning (Levy, 1997, p.1).
This a great video related to CALL created by Yamilet, who is young Youtuber.
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) may be defined as the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning (Levy, 1997, p.1).
This a great video related to CALL created by Yamilet, who is young Youtuber.
The
history of CALL is often divided into three phases:
- Behaviorist CALL:One of the most striking features was that this stage was incorporated into educational systems between in the 1960's and 1970's. Incidentally, we not forget that this device was used as the first form of computer-assisted Language Learning. First of all, let us try to understand that this program was based of repetitions called “drill-and-practice method”. From my point of view, what we know today as the behaviorist learning model.
- Communicative CALL:
In second place, we have the Communicative CALL which arose in the 1970's and 1980's. It would appear as a reaction to the behaviorist approach to language learning of the time. This stage brought several conflicts with exponents of communicative CALL because they were against behaviorist approaches and its teaching methodologies. As a result, they thought that CALL should be focused more on student skill rather than on repetitions; at the same time, they agree that education was an artistic process of discovery, expression, and progress.
- Integrative CALL:Last but not least, we have the third stage, which was focused on integrating the main four skills of language learning (listening, speaking, writing, and reading). For me, the gist of the matter was to mix technology with language teaching in order to encourage students towards a new era of learning. It is no secret that computer offers a great opportunity to change the student`s future.
Why use CALL?
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- Experiential Learning
- Motivation
Computers are most popular among students either because they are associated with fun and games or because they are considered to be fashionable
- Enhanced Student Achievement
Network-based instruction can help pupils strengthen
their linguistic skills by positively affecting their learning attitude and by
helping them build self-instruction strategies and promote their
self-confidence.
- Authentic Materials for Study
All students can use various resources of authentic
reading materials either at school or from their home. Those materials can be
accessed 24 hours a day at a relatively low cost.
- Greater Interaction
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- Individualization
Shy or inhibited students can be greatly benefited by
individualized, student-centered collaborative learning.
- Independence from a Single Source of Information
Although students can still use their books, they are
given the chance to escape from canned knowledge and discover thousands of
information sources.
- Global Understanding
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What can we do with CALL?
- The World Wide Web (WWW) is a virtual library of information that can be accessed by any user around the clock.
- Two EFL classes from different countries can arrange to send E-mail regularly to one another.
- Another network-based EFL activity could be project writing.
- The Internet and the rise of computer-mediated communication. What is more,students have become active participants in learning and are encouraged to be explorers and creators of language rather than passive recipients of it.
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Teachers'
Barriers to the Use of Computer-assisted Language Learning
- Technical and Theoretical Knowledge
- Acceptance of Technologies
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