Development of CALL
Answer the following question in your blog in about one paragraph long. Provide examples. What factors influence the development of language learning using the computer over more than 50 years? Using computer for language learning has gone through a series of development over more than 50 years. The development can be influenced by a few factors, which of those is the emergence of new theories or approaches that have constantly been reviewed and have given positive impacts on the language learning. The theories that emerged occurred in 3 different phases, which the first was Behavioristic (1960s), Communicative (1970s-1980s), and Integrative (in the late 1980s onwards). Behavioristic CALL was developed from the behaviorist/structural theories of learning which was conceived in 1950s and implemented in the 1960s. In Behavioristic Call, learning is broken into smaller chunks and learners are drilled to mastery before moving on to the next level. This idea was based on ...