- Yes, Error and Contrastive Analysis did incorporate the use of computer in teaching and learning by detecting the grammatical mistakes done through the use of software such as Microsoft Office Word when students doing their work. Although the use of software in the computer can detect student’s grammatical mistakes, we can’t totally be depended on the computer alone. In other words, students also need to work together with the computer in learning and correcting each other’s mistakes. In this course, we learnt that each culture have different word choice and with the use of computer we can do research on different word choice of different culture. In conclusion, the use of computer in this course is very wide and it can be incorporated in such many ways.
2. Are the computer-based activities related to any of the THREE stages of CALL?
- Yes, especially in the stages of Communicative and Integrative CALL. In Communicative CALL grammar was taught implicitly and students work together with computer in learning by correcting each other’s grammatical mistakes. While in Integrative CALL, the computer is being used just as a tool in learning where it is a mechanism used in supplying information for the teacher and students. The computer also is being used as the medium of interaction between the teacher and the learners and also between the learner and the other learner from across the whole world.
3. What are the important concepts in the THREE stages related to the activities?
- COMMUNICATIVE CALL
Ø Communicative CALL = Cognitive Approach
Ø Computer = Pupil
Ø Grammars was taught implicitly
Ø Learner centered approach = Learners were left to discover the knowledge by themselves
- INTEGRATIVE CALL
Ø Integrative approach = the computer is integrated into the process of learning.
Ø Authentic use of language
Ø Task-based, Content-based and Project-based
Ø Computer is being used as the tool for learning
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