This document discusses the history and evolution of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It describes three phases: 1) behavioristic CALL from the 1950s-1970s focused on repetitive drills, 2) communicative CALL of the 1970s-1980s emphasized more authentic communication, and 3) integrative CALL from the last decade aims to integrate multimedia and the internet by combining text, graphics, sound, and video to facilitate language learning.

1. Universidad autónoma del
Carmen
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
DEGREE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THIRD SEMESTER
ACT. 1.9
BY: JAIR BRITO

2. Computer Assisted Language Learning
Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) was a topic of relevance
mostly to those with a special interest in that area. Recently, though,
computers have become so widespread in schools and homes and their uses
have expanded so dramatically that the majority of language teachers must
now begin to think about the implications of computers for language
learning.

3. Behavioristic CALL
The first phase of CALL, conceived in the 1950s and implemented in the
1960s and '70s, was based on the then-dominant behaviorist theories of
learning. Programs of this phase entailed repetitive language drills and can
be referred to as "drill and practice" (or, more pejoratively, as "drill and
kill").
Drill and practice courseware is based on the model of computer as tutor
(Taylor 1980). In other words the computer serves as a vehicle for
delivering instructional materials to the student

4. Communicative CALL
The second phase of CALL was based on the communicative approach to
teaching which became prominent in the 1970s and 80s. Proponents of this
approach felt that the drill and practice programs of the previous decade did
not allow enough authentic communication to be of much value.

5. Steps toward integrative CALL: multimedia
Integrative approaches to CALL are based on two important technological
developments of the last decade - multimedia computers and the Internet.
Multimedia technology - exemplified today by the CD-ROM - allows a
variety of media (text, graphics, sound, animation, and video) to be
accessed on a single machine.
Based on these notions, a number of CALL tutoring systems were
developed for the mainframe computers which were used at that time.