4. Definitions
Computer Assisted Language
Learning (CALL) was the expression
agreed upon at the 1983 TESOL
convention in a meeting of all
interested participants. This term is
widely used to refer to the area of
technology and second language
teaching and learning despite the
fact that revisions for the term are
suggested regularly.
( Chapelle, 2001, p.3 ).
C A L L
Computer Assisted
Language Learning
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8. Types of CALL Activities
• multiple-choice & true/false quizzes
• gap-filling exercise/cloze
• matching
• re-ordering/sequencing
• crossword puzzles
• games
• simulations
• writing & word-processing
• concordancing
• web quests/searching
• web publishing
• online communication (synchronous and asynchronous)
9. What Computers Can and Can’t “Do”
(based on Meskill, 2002, p. 122)
Computers CAN Computers CAN’T
Judge predetermined right-or-
wrong answers, e.g., multiple
choice and fill-in-the-blanks
Judge unexpected input
Provide immediate, yet fixed,
feedback, suggestions, and
encouragement
Provide individualized feedback
beyond a predetermined list of
messages
10. Provide authentic informat
ion throughmultimedia -
texts, images, sounds,vide
os, and animations
Engage learner in
rich negotiation of
meaning characteristic of
face-to-face interaction
Motivate task persistence
Record learner’s writing,
speech, and learning
progress
Motivate depth and
quality of
engagement characteristi
c of human interaction
11. computer as tutor for
language drills or skill
practice
computer as a tool for
writing, presenting, and
researching
computer as a medium of
global communication
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16. 3. Integrative / Sociocognitive /
Socioconstructive CALL (1990s -present)
– View of Language: Sociocognitive (developed in
social interaction through discourse communities)
– English Teaching Paradigm: Content-
based & ESP/EAP
– Principal Use of Computers: Authentic Discourse (to
perform real-life tasks)
– Principal Objective: Agency (*definition: "the
satisfying power to take meaningful action and see
the results of our decisions and choices" Murray,
1997, p. 126)
– Two types: Multimedia CALL (CD-ROMs) and Web-
based CALL (on the Internet)
