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>Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:15:51 +0000
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Nina Garrett <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #4822 A Questionnaire on Computer Assisted Language Learning
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Like Otmar I feel considerable ambivalence about such surveys. On the one
hand I want to be supportive of people coming into the profession, so I do
feel some professional responsibility to respond. On the other hand, this
questionnaire and others like it take a *considerable* amount of time to
fill out if one is going to be thoughtful about it, and some of us get
similar requests many times per year! In many cases those of us who have
been in the field for a while may feel that some of the questions are not
likely to produce the information that would be really useful, or aren't
well focused, or suggest choices among responses none of which represent
our sense of things. Most of the questions in this one are so open-ended
as to require either long answers or none at all! The issues Petr raises
are all important ones, about which most of us probably have opinions --
but many books and articles have been written about them. I can't help
feeling that he might be better served by a thoughtful reading and
discussion of the publications on the topic, citing the opinions that seem
most meaningful to him, than by this survey.
Best,
Nina
At 08:29 AM 1/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I post these questionnaires and surveys with some reluctance. I would
appreciate some feedback from subscribers whether they will tolerate
surveys of this type in the future or not. I do not mind posting them - but
I have this gut feelings that our readership might prefer a message
referring to the survey and execute the survey on a web page somewhere - if
interested.
>
>Otmar Foelsche
>
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>>From: "=?windows-1250?Q?Petr_Borovi=E8ka?=" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: A Questionnaire on Computer Assisted Language Learning
>>Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:39:17 +0100
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>A Questionnaire on Computer Assisted Language Learning
>
>Please take a while to complete the questionnaire below (aimed at English
language learners,
>teachers, CALL Coordinators, and other computer enthusiasts), which is
essential to my diploma
>thesis research. Please list your answers according to their numbers and
e-mail them back to me as
>soon as possible.
>Thank you very much indeed. Petr Borovicka, BA, [log in to unmask]
>
>True or False ? (in your own opinion)
>1. computers may replace the human teacher in future
>1. using the computer in language learning is about drill and practice
>2. computers can surpass qualities of a human teacher
>3. paper books, including coursebooks, are being exceeded by electronic
instruction and publications
>of various types
>4. regarding the multiple use of the computer, it is essential to
integrate it into English language
>curricula
>5. introduction of the computer in language learning is too expensive
>6. traditional language labs are becoming obsolete
>7. CALL and multimedia are self-standing independent approaches
>
>Questions:
>8. What is your own idea of an ideal lesson assisted by computers?
>9. What is the most noticeable weakness of using computers in langauge
learning?
>10. In your opinion, what is the strongest point of CALL in its basic
principles?
>11. Is there something to limit the use of computers?
>12. Do educational programs based on multimedia possibilities seem more
effective or somewhat
>disturbing?
>13. With further computer integration, will the language learning
seteriorate or flourish?
>
>14. What is your favourite CALL program title?
>15. What is the feature of educational programs you like or prefer?
>16. What is the most frequent feature of educational programs you dislike
or miss?
>
>17. What purpose do you suppose the computer served for foreign language
learning in the late 1970s
>when CALL was well on its way to educational system throughout the world?
>
>18. Out of the manifold modes of computer utilisation, which one is:
tutor, tool, authoring,
>word-processing, reference, communications?
>
>19. Do you agree that an extensive Internet and e-mail integration in
future will make English
>language learning and teaching even more effective? Please comment on your
decision.
>
>20. In your English lessons, what kind of software do you use? Assign each
of the following program
>types with a number representing the frequency of use: 0=rarely,
1=sometimes, 2=often, 3=always
>word processing
>information/reference
>collaborative learning
>Internet/e-mail
>various grammar and/or vocabulary tutors
>authoring
>
>21. Is there a computer lab where you may work with educational software
either in or out of regular
>English lessons?
>22. Is there a CALL Coordinator or a computer professional at your school?
>
>23. When working on the computer computer, what do you use it for most times?
>24. Do you yourself practise a sort of CALL in your English language
teaching: Yes all the time, Not
>at all, percentage (e.g. 40%)?
>
>25. When did you first learn about integrating the CALL into the English
language curriculum?
>26. What made you start using the computer in English language teaching
process?
>27. Does the computer (the digital age) bring any threat to the teaching
profession?
>
>28. Please note who you are (including level or type of school):
>English language learner (beginner, intermediate, advanced, other)
>English language teacher (primary, secondary, higher, other)
>CALL Coordinator (primary, secondary, higher, other)
>Other:
>
>29. What is you computer literacy like?
>Please mark the following list of items with numbers corresponding to your
computer literacy level:
>0=none, 1=beginner, 2=intermediate, 3=advanced:
>MS Windows (any version)
>Mac OS (any version)
>MS Word (or any word processor)
>MS Excel (or any spreadsheet)
>MS Access (or any database)
>E-mail (any application)
>E-mail discussion groups (any application)
>Internet/WWW (any browser)
>FTP
>Internet publishing
>Video conferencing
>CD-ROM & Multimedia
>Authoring programs
>
>Thank you very much indeed once again. Petr Borovicka, BA, [log in to unmask]
>
Nina Garrett
Director of Language Study
Yale University
P.O. Box 208349
New Haven, CT 06520-8349
Tel. (203) 432-8196
Fax. (203) 432-4485
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