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ERIC EJ1024104: Is CALL Obsolete? Language Acquisition and Language... |
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In this article, Huw Jarvis and Stephen Krashen ask "Is |
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CALL Obsolete?" When the term CALL (Computer-Assisted |
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Language Learning) was introduced in the 1960s, the |
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language education profession knew only about language |
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learning, not language acquisition, and assumed the |
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computer's primary contribution to second language |
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acquisition were programs based on traditional language |
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learning. Things have changed dramatically--subconscious |
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language acquisition has been shown to be more powerful |
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than conscious learning. Studies strongly suggest that |
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consciously learned knowledge about language has only |
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limited functions. Its primary function is as a Monitor |
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to edit language we produce, either before it is spoken |
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or written, or after, and there are severe conditions |
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that must be met for this to happen successfully. Second, |
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computers have changed. Thanks to the Internet, computers |
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do a lot more than they used to do, supplying an |
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astonishing variety of visual, aural, and written input, |
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providing a means of social interaction, as well as |
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"information." Other studies confirm that the use of |
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English on computers and other mobile devices includes |
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both academic and social functions. What Jarvis and |
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Krashen conclude is that students have considerable |
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respect for digital devices as a source of comprehensible |
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input, which in turn, also suggests that they have at |
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least some appreciation for subconscious language |
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acquisition. The implications of the research presented |
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here are clear: The term CALL is obsolete, because its |
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focus is limited to the computer, and because of its |
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emphasis on conscious learning. Alternative acronyms such |
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as Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) or Mobile |
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Assisted Language Learning (MALL) account for some |
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changes in the field, but continue to focus on conscious |
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learning. It is time to move beyond CALL. MALU (Mobile |
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Assisted Language Use) as defined by Jarvis and Achilleos |
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(2013) is a significant improvement when discussing |
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electronic devices: MALU covers more than desktop and |
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even laptop computers, and makes it clear that more than |
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language instruction and/or learning is involved. |
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Date Published: 2018-10-01 05:58:37 |
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Identifier: ERIC_EJ1024104 |
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Item Size: 3329163 |
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Language: english |
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