#computerassistedlanguagelearning

Heard of CALL ?

CALL is the abbreviation for Computer Assisted Language Learning. The term was heard in 1960s for the first time when they came up with that project. Also called Brown Corpus. Throughout its development CALL has been through three stages. 1st stage is known as the Behavioristic CALL. During that stage CALL was provided by Teaching Machines. These machines were working with a system that can check students’ answers. 2nd stage is known as Communicative CALL in which the computers started to the their shapes. During this stage computers were used as Tutor & Stimulus & Tool. And the last stage is the Integrative CALL. CALL takes its shape fully and with developed sources such as Internet, it continues to serve still today. 

We were asked to create a timeline for CALL’s development, for our course. I’ll be posting mine. I’ll also be putting a link that will help you understand this issue more. 

Technology has been an essential part of our lives for a long time. Although there are some controversies resulting from using technology in an ignorant way, the pros of it are so beneficial that they make our lives easier. And those pros include CALL, Computer Asissted Language Learning. In CALL, computers are used as a learning or teaching assisting devices, which have gone through several developmental stages in time. On a basic level, we can conclude that the development process of CALL in time consists of three major stages: Behavioristic CALL, Communicative CALL and Integrative CALL. 

When analyzed closely, it can be inferred that while the behavioristic stage caused no reform in both teaching methods and pedagogy of teachers, the communicative stage made the individual study possible and the integrative stage completed the cycle by giving users the opportunity to manage their own learning process.

I uploaded the timeline I made in the class to share with you some dates which are turning points in the development of CALL, I prepared my timeline on this website. I suggest you to make timelines for the courses which demand you to remember some key dates or events. As a finishing note, I recommend you to read this article written on the issue and, also, ask you to share your opinions about the future of CALL.