Week 1: Reflections of CALL
In our first CALL class, I learned that TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning) refers to learning a language through the use of digital technologies. For example, the IELTS test assesses all four language skills— reading, writing, speaking, and listening —to ensure both reliability and validity. An alternative term for TELL is CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) and MALL (Mobile-Assisted Language Learning) . I also learned that the collection of living language, both written and spoken, used by people is known as a corpus . A well-known corpus is the British National Corpus (BNC) , which helps explore language usage patterns. For instance, if I want to analyze the frequent use of the “t” sound or a specific phrase in the English language, I can use BNC. Additionally, I came across Vaccaro , a simple online tool used for recording and sharing voice message...
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