CALLComputer-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.