The History of CALL
Today is a special day for technology's development. It was a turning point when "World Wide Web" was first constructed 30 years ago. Thanks to that we have created a very concrete communication systems and we are connected to the whole world.
Our main topic, CALL. Computer Assisted Language Learning dates back to when first computers were designed but of course they were built to decode enemy's radio signals and so on. In 1954, B. F. Skinner built Teaching Machine to help students to learn and drill acording to students' level. With positive reinforcements, students success was much more significant.
When mainframe computers arose they were in the size of a room and only available in university campuses. Then mini computers and micro compters replaced them in 1970s and 1980s to be the ancestors of today's personal computers.
In mid 1980s, Athena Language Learning Project started as a part of some project to find out the role of computers in language learning. With the programs it contained students required to give realistic responses to the main chracters in the stimulations of the ALLP. It also contained advanture games and language learning stimulations.
In 2000s multimedia CALL is emerged with the invention of CD-roms, web-based activities and students were allowed to study in a more flexible and self paced environment.
Technology's development has brought us to Informatıon Age where access to info is so easy and no cheap. We have so many tools and devices to use in language learning such as PCs, smartphones, smart boards, blogs, video/media sharing sites and so on. As technology develops we should keep up with it and include ourselves in the process of creating teaching materials for our learners for a pleasurable and enjoyable classroom environment.
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Our main topic, CALL. Computer Assisted Language Learning dates back to when first computers were designed but of course they were built to decode enemy's radio signals and so on. In 1954, B. F. Skinner built Teaching Machine to help students to learn and drill acording to students' level. With positive reinforcements, students success was much more significant.
When mainframe computers arose they were in the size of a room and only available in university campuses. Then mini computers and micro compters replaced them in 1970s and 1980s to be the ancestors of today's personal computers.
In mid 1980s, Athena Language Learning Project started as a part of some project to find out the role of computers in language learning. With the programs it contained students required to give realistic responses to the main chracters in the stimulations of the ALLP. It also contained advanture games and language learning stimulations.
In 2000s multimedia CALL is emerged with the invention of CD-roms, web-based activities and students were allowed to study in a more flexible and self paced environment.
Technology's development has brought us to Informatıon Age where access to info is so easy and no cheap. We have so many tools and devices to use in language learning such as PCs, smartphones, smart boards, blogs, video/media sharing sites and so on. As technology develops we should keep up with it and include ourselves in the process of creating teaching materials for our learners for a pleasurable and enjoyable classroom environment.
You can create timelines by clicking here.
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