The article gives us a successful use of interactive videodisc courseware for English language teaching. There are several aspects that have to be carefully planned, they are the design considerations, objective setting, instructional design and implementation. The use of interactive videodisc courseware is a very new idea to a language teacher like me. A good pick of movie can arouse students’ interest in learning English, especially good for students who have short attention span. Through watching movie, students can learn authentic and real life English language. However, the implementation of IVD involves a lot of manpower and resources. The IVD may not be affordable for ordinary schools. Teacher training is also crucial.
In my opinion, some schools fail to use CALL since teachers do not have enough knowledge about the manipulation of CALL. Without knowing the real use of CALL, it is difficult for teachers to make good use from it. That’s why teachers treat the use of CALL in an ad hoc manner.
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Hi there,
Interesting points. When you say that teachers do not have enough knowledge about the manipulation of CALL, are you talking about technical knowledge, pedagogical knowledge or something else? Have you noticed any change in your own use of technology since the beginning of the course? Why (not)?
Your classmates are also raising some interesting issues in their blogs - it would be nice if you joined in the discussions here and here.
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