Saturday, 8 February 2014

Technological Change and the Future of CALL

Technological determinism refer to the idea of using technology to achieve your goal.
the future of CALL depend on ten development in information and communications technology which based on some changes the first one is from using phone which connect with wireless easily. And the second change is from the development of using internet. Moreover the third change become from using online advises which make the access to internet more easer for example, laptop. The fourth one will be from the narrowband that mean the speed to get information from communication lines. As well the fifth change is because the cost of computer has fallen by half in recent years. Also the internet access become free. Nowadays the access to internet become easier than before, and doesn't limit to professional people but anyone can use it, so this is the sixth change. The seventh change is the use of new technology which text-based of informational and communicate in the growing of digital photography and home video. English language become the main language in online use and most of commercial Web page will be in English, these is the eighth change. The ninth change is when the children use the computer from their childhood they will be as native in use computer which mean they will feel more comfortable and skills than older people. Moreover the use of computer and internet in the classroom is one of the change of CALL movement, these is the tenth one. Therefore the expected effect of use the technology (computer and internet) will help people to learn English language without having to participate in the real world. The first rustle of information and communications technology development is new context which mean the increasing of English speaker and the use of English in globalize media will effect on the context in English language is taught. The second result is new literacy which refer to new forms of literacy which become possible by developments of technology and because the different between readings from print book and reading online. Another result is new genres important to teach a students another type of writing by using electronic communication. New identities mean when the teacher ask students to use English language in online communication they will learn more and they will feel confident about themselves that will develop their identities. Finally is new pedagogics which focus on the change of pedagogics through the years as result of using CALL. That made different stage of CALL development first of all was the structural CALL which used during the 1960s and 1970s in these stage the teacher followed the teaching technique of linguistic structural. The second one was in the 1980s and 1990s it was communicative CALL which focusing in on the meaning of language. Third was in 21s century that was integrative CALL of learning language which focus on socio-cognitive view.

In the recent years the kingdom of Saudi Arabia influence by the other development countries and take the technology from the development countries with their advantage and disadvantage therefore we keep seeing those ten development of ICT in Saudi Arabia but unfortunately not in the classroom. Because of that not all the five area apply here. But I think one day the teachers will see the advantage of using technology in English teaching and they will apply it in their classroom.

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