Friday, September 26, 2008

Thoughts About After Reading CALL's paragraphs

What is CALL?
At first, I have no idea about this. I thought it was just a word.

After read some information that Sally teacher gave us, I got something from it.
Here are what I have got:

CALL is a simplified word of Computer-Assisted Language Learning, which means we use computer for help to improve our English.

Taiwan is only an island. We have to trade with other countries. So, English language is an important tool to communicate with others. As commuters became popular, CD-ROMs and Internet’s creation, we have new ways to learn English.

In the past, we used to read English books or magazines to learn; now, we can read foreign countries’ English news to get Information and also learn English.

In the past, we had to join cram school for the chances to talk with foreign English teachers; now, we can use messenger to have conversation with foreign friends. Also, special software can help you to correct your pronounce.

In the past, we had little chances to hear native English speakers’ pronounce; now, many resources on the Internet can help you to hear native English pronounce.

I had used CD-ROMs to hear Studio Class Room before. In addition, I had read some English paragraphs on the internet when I need that information.

However, before I read those paragraphs that are about CALL, I didn’t know computers and Internet can help to prove English skills much more then what I thought.

1 comment:

Sally said...

Nice reflection, Nina.