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Please help me figure out the development of CALL to web-based instruction or web-based langauge learning. Are they the same thing? I would appreciate very much the reference on this respect.

Sorry, I can't give you a reference to cite, but I can tell you that "Computer-Assisted Language Learning" in my school has come to mean any activities that are done using the computer. It could include anything from using a word processor to using the Internet. (My CALL class, for example, only uses the Internet.) However, since my class meets twice a week in the computer lab (where I am always present and available to answer questions and solve problems) and three times a week in a regular classroom (where I do "regular classroom" activities), I don't think my class would qualify for the "web-based instruction" or "web-based language" labels.

Thanks very much for your prompt reply. The reason I asked because I am going to introduce my site to a group of graduate students. It occurred to me I will begin with a brief introduction about the origin and development of the CALL. Of course, I will focus on the current trend of CALL or web-based. Do you know any reference available?

Sorry I'm not too good on the theoretical/historical stuff anymore, but perhaps someone else can help.

Hi!

Have a look here

http://dbs.tay.ac.uk/eurocall2000/eng/history.htm

Best wishes

Siân

There is a short description of the history of CALL at
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Lee-CALLbarriers.html