The Definiton of CALL

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There are many advantages using the internet on language learning. In using internet, teachers can improve their teaching method. So, today I will introduce to you about CALL. What is CALL? CALL or computer-assisted language learning is an application to improve you to develop your teaching and learning process that connect to a computer. When using CALL, the students will pay attention with you and the class is more interactive.

The main goal of CALL is to find ways for using computers for the purpose of teaching and learning the language in the class. More specifically, CALL is the use of computer technologies that promote educational learning, including word processing, presentation packages, guided drill and practice, tutor, simulation, problem solving, games, multimedia CD-ROM, and internet applications such as e-mail, chat and the World Wide Web (WWW) for language learning purposes

CALL authoring programs offer a do-it-yourself approach to CALL. They were originally developed to enable programmers to simplify the entry of data provided by language teachers. Modern CALL authoring programs are designed to be used by language teachers who have no knowledge of computer programming.

So, trough CALL teachers can improve their teaching material. The classes are more interactive for students using technology of CALL. 

Sources:

1. http://constructivisminelt.wikispaces.com/Constructivism+and+CAL
2. http://web.warwick.ac.uk/CELTE/tr/ovCALL/booklet1.htm
3. https://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/gpg/61
4. http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/unit1.htm

ICT Tools for Teaching and Learning Process

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Today’s class, information communication and technology or ICT is needed in learning teaching process. Because, the teachers can improve their teaching method through the ICT. Since Technology is always advancing, students can utilize such tools to improve themselves, while teacher can execute their lessons to be a fun lesson and paperless. For example, when teachers give an assignment or test to their students, they do not need to copy the paper, they can use an internet to do their assignment or test. The advantages of using an internet are students can do their test directly without asking or seeing his or her friends test. Then, teacher can give a score directly too without making a mistakes. There are the use of information and communication technology (ICT) such as Internet applications, CD-ROMs, video technology and various computer attachments and software programs.

This is an example of using an ICT tools for learning and teaching process. Blogger, teachers can ask their students to using blog to make or do some assignment. Getting students in blogging can have a real impact on learning and teaching process. The best way to experiment with student blogging is to just jump in head first, but the following should help provide a framework for getting started. Comments between students through their friend’s blog post allowing the readers to interact with each students. It’s amazing how even just a few comments can make student realize they are writing for a global audience — for many is incredibly motivating. Comments are an important part of both the readers and blogger’s learning process.

Sources:

http://www.elmoglobal.com/en/html/ict/01.aspx

http://www.infodev.org/articles/use-specific-ict-tools-education

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/372979/10-free-online-tools-for-teaching-and-learning

http://www.englishteacher.com.au/AboutUs/OfficialStatements/ICTsinEnglish.aspx

http://edublogs.org/curriculum-corner-using-a-blog-with-students/

WHAT IS HYPERTEXT AND HYPERMEDIA

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Nowadays, information systems are an important system that we need in our life. In this era, we can’t avoid an information because we need it as an info to help us. For example, a teacher need an information system of a new curriculum to manage and teach their students in the class, and sometimes they also need a new teaching method. Many people can get an information through TV, newspaper, from other people and also the internet. It is a must for us to manage the system. From the internet there is a management information system, it covers hypertext and hypermedia. So, what is that all about?

Hypertext

Hypertext present text and static graphics. It is like the other text, but hypertext can pointers a text to the other text. It’s also can linked you to the network and the readers can free choose or navigate in a non-linear fashion. For example, when you open Wikipedia you will find many blue words. The blue words will link you to the other page and help you to define some words. That is hypertext.

Hypermedia

First, we have to know what is multimedia. Multimedia is combination of all the media like image, text, video, audio and it all can combine each other. Multimedia can be a combination by two or more media. So, what is hypermedia? Hypermedia is like multimedia, but you must be online. For example, when you open Cambridge dictionary from your computer through the internet. Then, you type an “apple” word, but you want to know how to pronounce it correctly. So, you will click on the speaker image and you will hear a speaker pronounce it. That speaker image and the voice is a hypermedia.

Now, you know what is hypertext and hypermedia, right? So, when you find it in internet you won’t be confuse anymore.

Sources:

http://internships.about.com/od/internshipsquestions/g/whatismultimedia.htm

http://faculty.washington.edu/farkas/dfpubs/Farkas-Hypertext%20And%20Hypermedia.pdf

http://www.rc.au.net/papers/www-0595/wwwhype2.html

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/ISE_Multimedia/node10.html