This chapter presents an overview of synchronous computer mediated communication (SCMC) platforms and identifies their hardware requirements. SurveyMonkey, an online survey tool, is featured as an example of how access to international communities of language teachers can be tapped to appraise the merits of chat tools for teaching and learning. Their review finds that Messengers are most widely...

While Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is being superseded by an integrated approach to language learning and technology, it still has great potential to assist indigenous peoples in becoming print-literate in their own languages. This can also help to combat the disempowerment experienced by indigenous people as their world is penetrated by others with radically different backgrounds...

Pronunciation of English language is a very important sub-skill of speaking module in second language learning process. However, it is ignored, neglected, and even never gotten least attention by the teachers, administrators, and stakeholders especially in Pakistan. Grammar, vocabulary, and the other linguistic skills such as reading and writing are emphasized whereas pronunciation has never be...

This is a case study using an interactive digital game to teach grammar via Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL). The MALL aimed ease TESL students' fear and trigger their interest in learning grammar. uses the Theory of Variation (Marton & Booth) design exercises game. A survey questionnaire semi-structured interview were administered gauge students’ perceptions findings show that has ...

This study aimed to explore the effect of computer assisted language learning (CALL) on the undergraduate students‟ achievement on the TOEFL exam. The study was designed as quasiexperimental research. The participants in the study were 34 sophomore students in the Department of Foreign Language Education in Middle East Technical University. The experimental group was taught using computer-assis...