著者

WIER Hershey

出版者

プール学院大学

雑誌

プール学院大学研究紀要 (ISSN:13426028)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, pp.49-64, 2001-12-31

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Balance is a valuable characteristic in many of life's pursuits, and so it is, I propose, in the arena of computer-assisted language learning (herein, CALL). In my research I found both proponents and opponents of CALL, thus my approach is to strike a balance between technological and traditional teaching methods, with an aim at yielding the best of learning worlds to my students. Opponents of CALL purport that this method topples the most fundamental pillar of language learning, that of face-to-face human interaction. Another argument against CALL is fear that computers will replace human teachers in the language learning classroom. I will endeavor to dispel some fears surrounding CALL, detail some advantages of CALL, and present the concept as an appetizer, so to speak, rather than a full course meal.