--- Forwarded Message from "Lizz Caplan-Carbin, Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:04:10 -0500 >From: "Lizz Caplan-Carbin, Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7634 Computer-assisted language learning >References: <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Computer assisted language learning is not designed to replace human interaction. Its best promise is in providing multi-modal input to remote learners, and in offering self-paced, self-controlled instruction. I can stare at a text page of vocabulary for hours and not feel confident that I have learned anything. But if I play a set of Quia exercises, for example, I am 100% certain that I know what I've learned. Its fast and enjoyable and lays a fine foundation for communication. The greatest thing about Hot Potatoes, Makers, Discovery, and other quiz engines, is that the learner can create their own exercises as a way of processing the material. Hot Potatoes is best for teachers to create customized exercises really fast. A lot of the exercises you find on the web are tailored to someone's class curriculum as a supplement. My latest Hot Potato: http://webgerman.com/german/wortschatz/Begriffe/match1.htm LLTI-Editor wrote: >Everyone I have talked to have been saying some wonderful things about >computer-assisted language learning. The schools here (in Malaysia) are also >being equipped with computers so that language learning is more effective. >However, I am a little sceptical about this. If language learning is a social >activity and so it is most effective if there is interaction between people. >However, lessons on the web allow limited interaction for the learners. For >example, lessons using the Hotpotatoes programme only allow the learners to >carry out activities and limited feedback is given. There is no genuine >interaction. How can this promote language learning? I hope those who have used >this programme or others can respond to this. Thank you. > > > >