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COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING CALL. Based on the communicative approach, communicative CALL focuses more on using forms rather than on the forms themselves Computer learning provides: Skill practice in a non-drill format, through language games, reading and text reconstruction.
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COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING CALL Based on the communicative approach, communicative CALL focuses more on using forms rather than on the forms themselves Computer learning provides: Skill practice in a non-drill format, through language games, reading and text reconstruction. Tutoring with a myriad of practice sites with many language learning activities Stimulus, to writing or discussions, and which may not be specifically designed for language learners Skill development that enable learners to understand and use the language, such as desk–top publishing, spelling and grammar checks Integrative activities such as graphics, sound, animation which enable learners to navigate through CD-ROMS and the Internet at their own pace Real life practice
CALL LESSON CONSIDERATIONS • Goals • Integration • Complexity • Student and technical support • Assessment of lesson
IDEAS FOR A CALL LESSON • On-line newspapers • Youtube • Movie trailers • Music videos • Vacation spots • Advocacy websites • History.com • Different search engines • Chatting • Blogs • Wiki • Library resources • Web images
WEBSITES • AMERICAN HOLIDAYS: http://www.scribd.com/doc/29982840/ESL-American-culture-Holidays-Jan-Aprveryday Life: http://www.lifeintheusa.com/everyday/index.html • http://iteslj.org/Techniques/