The 90s and CALL Important events that influenced the present condition and development of CALL

1995 - 1997 Windows 95 is introduced (September) Users are enabled to listen in real time; RealAudio ATELL begins in Australia CALL Chorus appears, a CALL magazine is edited in California DVD-ROM is announced

Windows 95 is introduced (September)

Users are enabled to listen in real time; RealAudio

ATELL begins in Australia

CALL Chorus appears, a CALL magazine is edited in California

DVD-ROM is announced

1995 - 1997 The RAPIDO report is published Murray Goldberg gets a grant to develop web Course Tools (Web CT)

The RAPIDO report is published

Murray Goldberg gets a grant to develop web Course Tools (Web CT)

1995 - 1997 1996: The Power of CALL is published (Pennington) Intel’s P6 chip (sixth generation, twice as fast as the Pentium) is introduced to the market

1996: The Power of CALL is published (Pennington)

Intel’s P6 chip (sixth generation, twice as fast as the Pentium) is introduced to the market

1995 - 1997 1997: First issue of the electronic journal Language Learning & technology (University of Hawaii)

1997: First issue of the electronic journal Language Learning & technology (University of Hawaii)

1995 - 1997 1997: first issue of the e-journal ALSIC in France (Chanier) Publication of Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Context and contextualization (Levy) Release of OSCAR by Language Publications Interactive

1997: first issue of the e-journal ALSIC in France (Chanier)

Publication of Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Context and contextualization (Levy)

Release of OSCAR by Language Publications Interactive

1998: vintage year for CALL The European speech Committee of STiLL 98: attended by scientific scholars and speech communities

The European speech Committee of STiLL 98: attended by scientific scholars and speech communities

1998: vintage for CALL 1998: WorldCALL Conference, organized by June Gassin at the University of Melbourne WorldCALL book was originated from this conference (Swets & Zeitlinger)

1998: WorldCALL Conference, organized by June Gassin at the University of Melbourne

WorldCALL book was originated from this conference (Swets & Zeitlinger)

1998: vintage for CALL ICT4LT starts: Information and Communications Technology for Language teachers Hot Potatoes development is revealed at the EUROCALL Conference in Leuven

ICT4LT starts: Information and Communications Technology for Language teachers

1998: vintage for CALL The MALTED project starts DISSEMINATE is first presented at WorldCALL and EUROCALL

The MALTED project starts

DISSEMINATE is first presented at WorldCALL and EUROCALL

1998-2000: Spiritual Machines Publication year of Age of Spiritual Machines (Ray Kurzweil) Release of Pentium III Special issue of CALICO’s Tutors that listen (speech recognition)

Publication year of Age of Spiritual Machines (Ray Kurzweil)

Release of Pentium III

Special issue of CALICO’s Tutors that listen (speech recognition)

1998-2000: Spiritual Machines First two-day InSTIL symposium, supported by CALICO, EUROCALL and ISCA InSTIL journal comes out

First two-day InSTIL symposium, supported by CALICO, EUROCALL and ISCA

InSTIL journal comes out

1998-2000: Spiritual Machines First DVD for language learning WebCT.com is launched

First DVD for language learning

WebCT.com is launched