Computers in Language

Teaching
By: Phaenalope O. Mercado

It is helpful to think of the computer as having the

following main roles in the language classroom:
teacher - the computer teaches students new
language
tester- the computer tests students on language
already learned
tool - the computer assists students to do certain tasks
datasource - the computer provides students with the
information they need to perform a particular task
communication facilitator - the computer allows
students to communicate with others in different
locations

References
http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/teach.htm
Retrieved on May 12, 2015
The Internet and ELT Eastment, D. 1999 The British CouncilThis is a brief
but useful overview of the issues concerning the use of the Internet in English
language teaching.
CALL Environments Egbert, J & Hanson-Smith, E (eds.) 1999 TESOL,
Va.Despite the unpromising title, this is a good and very comprehensive
account of the use of computers in language teaching. It contains detailed
discussions of the pedagogical value of the entire spectrum of computerbased language activities.
Dave Sperling's Internet Guide Sperling, D. 1998 Prentice Hall, New
JerseyThis is a comprehensive listing of Internet sites for English language
learners and teachers. Sperling also runs a very good ESL website
calledDave's ESL Caf at http://www.eslcafe.com.