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MID – TEST COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL)

JOURNAL’S REVIEW

TITLE : TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING: A REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY TYPES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS

This journal contains the use of technology in the learning and teaching of foreign languages as well as comparing the types of new technologies and simpler methods. This journal also tries to classify clearly based on the research that scientists have done, we can also say that this journal is the result of the summarizing of many scientists who have done various kinds of learning process as well as foreign language teaching using technology.

Table 1 in this journal tried to explain the brief description, in the form of the ability of the technology and the example of how if applied in foreign language learning. In table 1, there are 4 types of technology that will be discussed in the journal more details are:

1. Schoolhouse- or classroom-based technologies
2. Individual study tools
3. Network-based social computing
4. Mobile and portable devices

The four types studies of technology still have their own sub, of the many methods or technologies that we can use to improve the learning and teaching of foreign languages but, it turns out that technology has been used not all capabilities to really make the process of learning a foreign language is successful.

In this journal, the authors classify into 3 types: strong, moderate, or weak based on empirical evidence to make it easier for readers to know which ones are more effective for use in the process of learning and teaching foreign languages. If you are curious what the material or the conditions that must be filled in a technology to get into the category strong, please go to page 77 see table 2.

In the next table (see table 3) we can see there that the strong category is only 2 types of technology, namely Automatic speech recognition (ASR) and Chat. Based on ASR technology type, M. Carey (2004); Hardison (2004); Hirata (2004) stated that with technology, learners improve pronunciation efficiently. Next to the chat type, Kern (1995); Sullivan and Prat (1996); Warschauer (1996) stated that with technology, learners’ language production increases, both in terms of amount and complexity.

Then, the result of this journal informs the reader that ASR and Chat technology types are best able to provide a deeper understanding for the use of technology in learning and teaching foreign languages.

In my opinion, the positive impact of learning and teaching foreign languages through technology assistance is, with the technology will greatly facilitate the students and teachers. In this case, chat and ASR are two types of technology that will greatly assist us in learning a foreign language for easier because Chat and ASR itself includes practice for reading, writting, listening, and speaking. Foreign language skills will increase faster if students are diligent to use the chat feature and the ASR. The more often we use the two auxiliary technology, then unconsciously the number of vocabularies that we control even more and more along with as time goes by also can increase your confidence in speaking the foreign language.

In addition there are also negative things that will make the technology in the process of learning and teaching foreign languages such as accustomed to using the instant way of learning without trying to find more in advance. It is feared that technology can familiarize us students to accept what information comes without having to make sure or try to find another source.

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Educational Background

2004 – 2009 : 14th Elementary School of Wanasari

2010 – 2012 : Assa’adah Islamic Boarding school 

2013 – 2015 : Al-muslim Vocational High school. 

Course & Education

– Salford Active English 

– New concept english education center

Organisation Experience

– PASGA (Pasukan Garuda) Scoot troop at Junior high school

– Treasurer of scout movement at Vocational high school

Achievement

– Second Place of Quiz Contest in Serang, Banten (2010)

– Fourth Place of English story telling in Serang, Banten (2011)

INTRODUCTION TO CALL

1. DEFINING CALL
   – COMPUTER-ASSITED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL) represents a side of e-learning where computer technology is used in the context of language learning. (Yuan, 2007:416)
   (model e-learning di mana teknologi komputer digunakan dalam pembelajaran bahasa)
   – COMPUTER-ASSITED LANGUAGE LEARNING may be defined as the study of applications of the computer in language learning and teaching (Levy, 1997:1)(kajian penerapan komputer dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa)
2. HISTORY OF CALL (1)

   – CALL DATES BACK TO THE 1960s
   It was first introduced on university mainframe computers.
   The Plato projects, initiated at the University of Illinois.
   Marty 1981
   – IN THE LATE 1970s
   The advent of the microcomputer brought computing within the range of a wider audiences.
   A flurry of publications of books on CALL in the early 1980s
   – DURING THE 1980s and 1990s
   Several attempts were made to establish a CALL typology.
   These included Gap-filling and Cloze programs, multiple choice programs, free-format programs, adventures and simulations, action mazes, sentence-reordering programs.
   – SINCE 1990s – NOW
   It has become increasingly difficult to categorise CALL as it now extends to the use of blogs, wikis,social networking, podcasting, web 2.0 applications, interactive whiteboard.
   Davies et al 2010:section 3.7

3. HISTORY OF CALL (2)

Rather than focusing on the typology of CALL, Warschauer identified three  historical phases of CALL, classified according to their underlying pedagogical and methodological approaches:

          A. Behavioristic CALL (1960-1970)

• consisted of drill-and-practice materials in which the computer presented a stimulus and the learner provided a response. Both could be done only through text.
• The computer would analyse students’ input and give feedback, and more sophisticated programs would react to students’ mistakes by branching to help screens and remedial activities.

  B. Communicative CALL (1970s – 1980s)

• The focus is on using the language rather than analysis of the language
• It also allows for originality and flexibility in student output of language
• The communicative approach coincided with the arrival of the PC, which made computing much more widely available and resulted in a boom in the development of software for language learning
• Provide skill practice but not in a drill format—for example: paced reading, text reconstruction and language games
• Criticisms of this approach include using the computer in an ad hoc and disconnected manner for more marginal aims rather than the central aims of language teaching.

  C. Integrative CALL (1990s – )

• Integrating the teaching of language skills into tasks or projects to provide direction and coherence
• It also coincided with the development of multimedia technology (providing text, graphics, sound and animation) as well as Computer-mediated communication (CMC)
• CALL in this period saw a definitive shift from the use of the computer for drill and tutorial purposes (the computer as a finite, authoritative base for a specific task) to a medium for extending education beyond the classroom
• Multimedia CALL started with interactive laser videodiscs such as Montevidisco(Schneider & Bennion 1984 and A la rencontre de Philippe(Fuerstenberg 1993), both of which were simulations of situations where the learner played a key role.

In this case I will share the knowledge about how to edit – editing in Photoshop.

Here is a tutorial how to change the background or the background of a photo:

1. Open Adobe Photoshop CS6

2. Prepare a photo to replace the background, the example I use this photo.

3. Open the photo file to be edited in a way Click File> Open> Search for file storage.

4. Make sure the photos have appeared like this and right click on the photo layer, then select the duplicate layer.

5. Then click duplicate layer after layer change it to 0 so that photos can be in the crop / remove parts that are not in use anymore.

6. Let’s start removing parts that are not used by Pollygon lasso tools like the image below. do this step very carefully to get maximum results.

7. after press CTRL + Shift + i and press delete. So the result would be like this.

8. Next, select the photos to be used as background for photos that are already on the crop. Click File – Open (Ctrl + O).

9. Once open it will look like the following and then drag the results that have been edited using the “Move Tool” in the direction of the new background that will be used.

10. Adjust the background photo layer to cover the box – a box like this chess board.

11. If so, drag the layer containing a photo of us who were in the bottom right it into position at the top. So that would be like this.

12. If it do not forget to the save and the result will be like this.

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Microsoft Publisher, a desktop publishing application from Microsoft. This is an entry-level application, different from Microsoft Word in the emphasis placed on the page layout and design rather than text composition and proofing.

Here are the steps to make a calendar using Ms. office publisher 2010:
1. Turn on your Windows computer and select Start.
2. Next select All Programs.
3. Next select the Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. By default, the monitor will open up views Getting Started with Microsoft Office Publisher 2010 on page Popular Publication Types.

I will explain how to make a Powerpoint on Ms. Office 2010 by adding multimedia such as photos, video, and sound tracks or clips.

The following steps by steps ..

1. Open your Ms. Office Powerpoint
   
2. Click File >> New >> Blank presentation >> Create.
   
3. After appear like this, then start to make the front of your powerpoint.
   
4. if thats enough for the front, then let’s start to insert an image first on your powerpoint.
   
5. Open a new slide first, click the new slide >> layout >> tittle  and content.
   if it appears a new slide as shown below.
   Furthermore, make sure the file photos / images you have prepared.
   Otherwise, click on the photo icon on the new slide earlier position left side icon clip art.
   
6. Then, will appear as shown below.
   Find the image you want to insert to the power point
   
7. Then choose one image to be inserted in your powerpoint.
   Select a picture >> Click Insert.
   
8. Finally the image has been inserted and be like this picture.
   After that, We will discuss how to insert video into powerpoint.
   
9. Do the steps as above to open a new slide.
   Furthermore, make sure the file video you have prepared.
   Otherwise, click on the video icon on the new slide earlier position right side  clip art icon.
   
10. Then, will appear as shown below.
    Find the video you want to insert to the power point.
    Then choose one video to be inserted in your powerpoint.
    Select a Video >> Click Insert.
    
11. Finally the video has been inserted and be like this picture.
    
12. After that, We will discuss how to insert Music/Clip music into powerpoint
    Do the steps as above to open a new slide.
    Furthermore, make sure the file Music you have prepared.
    Otherwise, click on the toolbar insert >> Media >> Audio / Insert Audio.
    
13. There you can choose 3 types of audio models that would be inserted in PowerPoint.
    – Audio from file = songs or clips that you have a file in your computer.
    – Clip art audio = clip in the form of applause, and etc. That have been provided by       the Ms. Office Powerpoint.
    – Record audio = you can record your own voice of course with the help of a microphone in order to better yes.
    Here I will give an example with Audio from file.
    
14. Then, will appear as shown below.
    Find the Music/Clip you want to insert to the power point.
    Then choose one Music/Clip to be inserted in your powerpoint.
    Select a Music >> Click Insert.
    
15. Finally the Music has been inserted and be like this picture.
    
16. You can also edit the music you’ve inserted.
    Click playback  on the toolbar, it will display several methods to edit the song.
    Here I will give an example with Audio Trim method that determines the start and end the song according to our wishes.
    
17. Click on the Audio Trim it will appear as shown below.
    
18. Well, you can define the start and end with an interesting track forward / backward in the green and red lines. Do not forget to Play songs ya.
    Once enough flavor, then click Ok.
    
19. Finally got here, so information from me. May be useful.
    Thanks. Have fun.
    By : Sofia Argitta

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