The History;xNLx;http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/unit1.htm#phases
View of Language: Structural (a formal structural system) English Teaching Paradigm: Grammar-Translation & Audio-lingual Principal Use of Computers: Drill and Practice Principal Objective: Accuracy
View of Language: Cognitive (a mentally constructed system through interaction) English Teaching Paradigm: Communicative Language Teaching Principal Use of Computers: Communicative Exercises (to practice language use; non-drill format) Principal Objective: Fluency
View of Language: Sociocognitive (developed in social interaction through discourse communities) English Teaching Paradigm: Content-based & ESP/EAP Principal Use of Computers: Authentic Discourse (to perform real-life tasks) Principal Objective: Agency (*definition: "the satisfying power to take meaningful action and see the results of our decisions and choices" Murray, 1997, p. 126) Two types: Multimedia CALL (CD-ROMs) and Web-based CALL (on the Internet)
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