The Impact of the Web on CALL 1 & 2
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The document summarizes the impact of the web on computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in three parts. It discusses how the web provided cheaper and easier access to authentic materials and interactions. However, it also notes some problems like unreliable access, lack of support for oral skills, and some students disliking or feeling isolated using the web. It highlights advantages like free access to many sites. Early web-based materials took the form of online textbooks but have since evolved. Virtual classrooms, grammar exercises, quizzes, games, templates, and webquests are now common ways to support language learning online, though access and delivery of multimedia remains imperfect.
The Impact of the Web on CALL 1 & 2
- 1. The Impact of the Web On Call Part 1 Ismael Rivera
- 2. The impact of CALL First Materials appearing in the early 90s Technology Cheaper Easier Real possibilities for authentic interactions Free software
- 3. Problems on the Web I. Access to the Web is still unreliable and slow II. Oral productions skills cannot yet be supported meaningfully
- 4. III. Some students dislike/resist working with the web IV. Some students find the experience isolating V. Web technology is still not well suited to delivery of sound and video
- 5. Despite all these problems Many advantages Access to many free sites without requiring much technical expertise Add or delete course specific activities through Webquests and chats or bulletin boards
- 6. Early Materials They took the form of a textbook on the web. Grammar exercises often without much structure to guide the user They all have undergone continuous change
- 7. The Impact of the Web on Call Part 2
- 8. Virtual Classrooms Free-paying stand-alone courses Password protected Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Teachers can use them to support student learning Blackboard
- 9. Grammar Exercises Many sites Web-based course Main page with exercises linked to pages that explain structures
- 10. Quizzes, games, templates Ready-made templates Games Quizzes Hot Potatoes Offers six applications Ss can access the material and the site will keep global statistics on performance.
- 11. Webquests A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The model was developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University in February, 1995
- 12. Webquests Ss are given a task to carry out Access relevant Web sites and collect information on a specific topic Elaborate experimental quests All activities are embedded online
- 13. Publishers’ Web Material Provide a large variety of supplementary materials