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Computers and language learning: misguided assumptions
Author(s) -
DudleyMarling Curt,
Searle Dennis
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.1989.tb00026.x
Subject(s) - popularity , computer science , language acquisition , context (archaeology) , language education , mathematics education , comprehension approach , computer assisted instruction , educational technology , language assessment , language industry , psychology , multimedia , social psychology , paleontology , biology
There has been a rapid increase in the availability of computer assisted instruction (CAI) software for teaching oral language skills. Despite the growing popularity of CAI in education, such an approach to language teaching fragments and isolates language learning from the context of its use and conflicts with current theory and research in language development and learning. The greatest potential for microcomputers in language learning may be as a medium for increasing student opportunities for using language by bringing students and teachers together around a shared activity.