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Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Investigating CALL in the Classroom: Situational Variables to Consider
Liutkus, Darlene
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v3 n1 p107-118 Jan 2012
A new paradigm in second language pedagogy has Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) playing a significant role. Much of the literature to-date claims that CALL can have a positive impact on students' second language acquisition (SLA). Mixed method of research produces data to investigate if CALL positively affects student language proficiency, motivation and autonomy. Classroom observation of participants in their natural environment is a qualitative technique used but has situational variables that could skew results if not structured. A questionnaire is a quantitative tool that can offer insight regarding participants' perception of performance but can contradict what the researcher has observed. This paper will take an in-depth look at variables such as: instructor's pedagogical application; blending CALL into the curriculum; types of CALL implemented; feedback received and their implications for design of the data collection tools.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Mixed Methods Research, Questionnaires, Student Motivation, Independent Study, Feedback (Response), Linguistic Input, Student Attitudes, Instructional Design, Observation, Ethnography, Likert Scales
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