Introduction & History

Definitions

  (from Wikipedia)

CALL originates from CAI (Computer-Accelerated Instruction), a term that was first viewed as an aid for teachers. The philosophy CALL emphasizes more on student-centered lessons allowing the learners to learn on their own using structured and/or unstructured interactive lessons. These lessons carry 2 important features: bidirectional (interactive) learning and individualized learning. CALL is not a method. It is a tool that helps teachers to facilitate language learning process. CALL can be used to reinforce what has been learned in the classrooms. It can also be used as remedial to help learners with limited language proficiency.

Introduction

• CALL on Wikipedia
• Introduction to CALL (Warschauer)
• Introduction to CALL (Davies, et al.)
• Invitation to CALL
• What is CALL (Vance Stevens)
• Davies Futurelab article
• LLAS article

History

• History of CALL at archive.org
• A Brief History of CALL Theory
• How the TESOL CALL Interest Section Began

History

-History of CALL at archive.org
Philippe Martin

- A Brief History of CALL Theory
Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith
Computers For Education/Command Performance Language Institute

Discussion & Interviews

BRIEF HISTORY OF CALL THEORY

Thomas Robb 1999 - Listen 2006 - Listen
Ruth Vilmi 2005 Listen Language learning through global communication: a dozen years of people-to-people interaction
Randall Davis 2006 - Listen
David Nunan 1999 - Listen 2005 - Listen English Language Teaching: Current Trends, Challenges and Internet solutions
Dave Sperling 2003  Watch Interview at the KoTesol Conference in Seoul covering the the role eslcafe.com plays in the world of  ESL learning. 2005 - Listen As ESLCafe.com turns 10, Dave refltects on the past decade at the held of the site and what lies ahead.