Introducing: Computer Assisted Language
Learning, aka CALL!
You read it right! In 21st century, computers are a big part of the
language learning process.
Let's
have a look at how CALL was developed and shaped into what is today!
- 1960s and 1970s: A Behaviorist model of
language learning based on habit formation.
- 1970s: Communicative approaches based
on meaning-focused language use.
- 1980s: The emergence of increasingly powerful microcomputers.
- Early 1990s: The computer was used as
a stimulus.
- Mid 1990s and Today: Integrative CALL. The development of desktop computers that support rapid use of the internet.
Below is a timeline I created that explains the development of CALL in more detail:
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