CALL Computer-Assisted Language Learning

The Impact of the Web on CALL 3

The MetaSites are sites in local communities that receive the programming

A metasite may be most simply defined as a site which consists of (links to) other sites

Collection of Resources http://www.rbms.info/links/spec_colls_web_resources.shtml

Enormous Duplication is Being Generated

Virtual Connections

Active Worlds Educational Solutions http:// www.activeworlds.com/edu /

These sites exist for various professional purposes

Exchanges of ideas and discussions http://www.well.ac.uk/wellproj/index.html

Training http://www.ict4lt.org/en/index.htm

The provision of technical information http://www.fln.vcu.edu/cgi/interact.html

Enrichment http://www.mltav.asn.au/content/view/5/6/

Co-operative ventures The Web lends itself perfectly to co-operative and collaborative activities between students at the same or different institutions

Often with the final goal of publishing the work online Often with the final goal of publishing the work online

CONCLUSIONS Technology, ideas and implementations are changing too rapidly for it yet to be possible to provide a definitive picture of CALL on the Web.

CONCLUSIONS Excellent things are being done, especially through synchronous and asynchronous forums like discussion groups, bulletin boards, Chats and MOOs

CONCLUSIONS Pedagogical approaches adopted online vary greatly from traditional grammar-based teaching to innovative goal-oriented quests with the former still dominating

References Felix, U. (1998). Virtual Language Learning: Finding the Gems Amongst the Pebbles , Melbourne: Language Australia.