CALL+Related+Resources


 * CALL Related Resources ** These links below are a few of many CALL resources which would reward students and teachers in their learning and teaching. Articles of CALL theories below would help us to understand how exactly CALL is. Word and PowerPoint are always the tools which are incorporated into classroom learning and teaching. Dictionaries definitely help students conduct CALL easily and effectively. Finally, web sites evaluation is indispensable in CALL learning and teaching.

Theories About CALL 1. This is a brief history of CALL from the early stages of computer development using old approaches such as Audio Lingualism on Behaviorism to future teaching such as distance learning. [|A Brief History of CALL] 2. This tells learning theories from behaviorism, cognitive phychology, cooperative learning and so on. [|Educational Technology's Effect on Modes of Instruction]

Tutorials on Word These links explain how to use Microsoft Word. 1. [|Word 2007], [|Word 2003] 2. [|Newsletters in Word 2007], [|Newsletter in Word 2003] 3. [|Tables and Charts Word 2007], [|Tables and Chats Word 2003]

Tutorials on PowerPoint These links explain how to use PowerPoint. 1. [|PowerPoint 2007 Beginning], [|PowerPoint 2003 Beginning] 2. [|PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate], [|PowerPoint 2003 Intermediate] 3. [|Useful Guide about PowerPoint]

Dictionaries These links are for electronic dictionaries. In listening, speaking, reading and writing of CALL exercises, students can look up unfamiliar words easily and quickly when they come across them. 1. [|Longman English Dictionary Online] 2. [|Dictionary and Thesaurus- Merriam Webster Online] 3. [|One Look Dictionary Search]

Web Sites Evaluation These links are to explain how to detect whether websites are useful to look for information or not, considering authorship, readability, point of view, currency and more. These links are helpful for both teachers and students when they search any kind of information on web sites. 1. [|Evaluating Web Sites] 2. [|Evaluating Information Found on the Internet]

Bookmark This is my bookmark related to English teaching and learning which include dictionaries and collaborative sites for teachers and students. [|Delicious]

Developed by Mika Sakamoto. GSL520/GED565: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Online [|Saint Michale's College] Last updated on June 19th, 2010. email: msakamoto@smcvt.edu