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An Invitation to CALL

Foundations of Computer-Assisted Language Learning

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The materials on this website have been updated into an ebook published by Asia Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning.

The book, An Invitation to CALL: Foundations of Computer-Assisted Language Learning, is available as a free download: https://www.apacall.org/research/books/6/.

    September 10, 2021

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Note: This course was last offered January - March 2020. The notes in the units were updated during that period. I retired from Stanford in August 2020, and there are no plans to teach this course again at present. I intend to leave the notes up here for a while for anyone who finds them useful either for teaching CALL or for individual professional development.

Please make use of this resource as you see fit, subject to the Terms if Use below.

    Phil Hubbard: https://web.stanford.edu/~efs/phil/
    Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Stanford University Language Center
   

Introduction.
An Invitation to CALL is a website providing a short introduction to the field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning, designed originally as a supplement to in-class instruction. Specifically, this website has grown out of a "mini course" I have taught since 1998 as part of an ESL methodology class at Stanford (Linguistics 291).  The present site makes the material available to a wider audience for general reference, self-instruction, and in-service or pre-service training.

Computers have become so pervasive in the rest of our lives that it is important for us as language teachers to understand their role in language instruction.  Without such a foundation, it is difficult to make informed judgments about how to incorporate computers into language classes to make certain aspects of student learning more engaging, efficient, and/or effective. Ideally, a language teacher being trained today should either have one or more full courses in CALL or be engaged in a professional training program where the integration of technology into language teaching permeates the whole curriculum. Over time that ideal may be met, but currently CALL training remains somewhat spotty. Furthermore, many competent practicing teachers are interested in learning more about CALL as part of their professional development but lack the means to fulfill that interest. This site aims to provide one such resource.

This heavily revised version of the course was new in 2012, and has had annual updates in 2013-15 and 2017-2020. The previous version is still available at www.stanford.edu/~efs/callcourse for those who might be interested.

Terms of use.
Copyright is claimed for all the material on this website. However, the goal is to make this content widely available without charge, so the material may be linked to, downloaded, photocopied, and in general distributed in ways consistent with its educational aims subject to the following limitations: 1) the copyright information at the bottom must be present, 2) the material may not be copied to other websites (other than internal ones) without permission, 3) any changes to the material made by others (i.e., adaptations, corrections, etc.) must be clearly indicated as being not part of the original, and 4) if the material is duplicated on paper, it may not be sold to students for more than the actual price of the duplication. Note that these terms are subject to change at any time. If you have questions about what constitutes appropriate use, email me:
phubbard@stanford.edu.

Please note that I am happy to receive comments about this site, but I am not able to respond to individual questions about CALL.

List of Topics.
        The course is divided into 8 units. While they may be accessed in any order, the materials in later units may assume familiarity with definitions and concepts from previous ones.

Unit Topic
1 Introduction to Computer-Assisted Language Learning & TESOL Technology Standards
2 Finding and Evaluating CALL Resources
3 Computer Mediated Communication
4 CALL and Language Skills
5 Environments, materials, and activities
6 CALL Theory and Research
7 Teacher Education, Professional Development and Learner Training
8 Current Trends and Future Directions
Supplement Supplementary material

 

Comments may be sent to the author:
    Phil Hubbard  phubbard@stanford.edu


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