Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Edited by Jim Duber

Multimedia computing, the Internet, and the World Wide Web have provided an incredible boost to Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) applications. Once relegated to "novelty" status, CALL is finally achieving the recognition it deserves thanks in large part to these developing technologies.

Desktop computers are now able to play natural human speech together with full-screen interactive video, an impossibility just a few years ago. Users can now communicate and interact with one another in real-time. Such virtual chats provide solid opportunities for authentic language use among native and non-native speakers on an unprecedented scale in terms of the numbers of users and the geographical distances involved. The sudden proliferation of CD-ROMs offering language instruction is no surprise either.

CALL @ Chorus features demonstrations of the latest in Cutting Edge CALL Demos. The goal is to help our readers make informed choices when evaluating current authoring tools and practices in the world of Computer Assisted Language Learning.

Jim Duber on CALL is a blog (web journal) where I post my thoughts and invite readers to discuss issues and trends in Computer Assisted Language Learning.

Latest Additions:

* Media Blog: a demonstration of multimedia blogging and extension of Jim Duber on CALL (February 2005).
* Project We Say Tomato (2005): version 2 upgrade of tool that plays back voice samples recorded online, (February 2005).
* LetsTalk: version 2 upgrade of audio/video based discussion forums, (January 2005).