This week, I learnt
about Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). CALL refer to "the
search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and
learning". CALL aims to find ways for using computers for the purpose of teaching
and learning the language. After that, I
learned about kinds of CAI. They were seven kinds.
Tutorial instruction
was the program that gave the content to students in text, picture, audio, and
all of them. After that, students had to answer the questions and they would
have a feedback when the finished the task.
Drills and practice was the program that had
only questions or problems to the students to solve them.
Simulation was the
program that simulate situation from the truth to practise skills to the
students.
Instructional games
was the program that encourage students to learn the lesson.
Discovery was the
program that wanted students learned from their experience.
Problem-solving was
the program that wanted students to think and decide to do something.
Tests was the
program that tested the student's knowledge.
Good point of CALL
ü Time
save
ü It
more interesting
ü Students
can learn whenever/wherever
ü computer
can keep a lot of information
Bad point of CALL
ü Have
to spend time to design.