THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CALL THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CALL ON LANGUAGE LEARNINGON LANGUAGE LEARNING

By : By : RatuRatu

Owner Excellent Private CenterOwner Excellent Private Center

This material was presented in This material was presented in GloCALL in 2008 in JakartaGloCALL in 2008 in Jakarta

long time study…long time study…BUT CAN’T SPEAK!!BUT CAN’T SPEAK!!

- English as a knowledgeEnglish as a knowledge- Reading/writing comes firstReading/writing comes first- Not interestedNot interested- Less self motivationLess self motivation- Big class – one fits allBig class – one fits all- Not bring the language into the real life and the Not bring the language into the real life and the

real timereal time

Is the language learning effective?Is the language learning effective?

NEUROSCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND

What is language learning?

Types of MemoryTypes of Memory

Long termLong term

Short term (Working Memory)Short term (Working Memory)

visual buffer auditory buffer conceptual buffervisual buffer auditory buffer conceptual buffer

Rita Dunn and Kenneth Dunn, 1994 Rita Dunn and Kenneth Dunn, 1994 (Teaching Student through their individual learning style, a practical approach)(Teaching Student through their individual learning style, a practical approach)

HOW TO LEARN LANGUAGEHOW TO LEARN LANGUAGE

The most effective skills pathThe most effective skills path

The 4 skills pathThe 4 skills path

LISTENING-SPEAKING-READING-WRITINGLISTENING-SPEAKING-READING-WRITING

Where is the position of grammar?Where is the position of grammar?

A good learning pathA good learning pathPreview

Comprehension

Language Focus

Language Practice

Review

Intermittent Review

Best study practicesBest study practices The importance of practiceThe importance of practice How to reduce timeHow to reduce time Effective study sessionsEffective study sessions Progress and Review Slow is fastSlow is fast Understanding is only the beginningUnderstanding is only the beginning Practice with new languagePractice with new language

Speech is Slow and Halting haven’t yet mastered the

language in the lessonGo back, review, and practice

saying the sentences every day

The language is aliveThe language is aliveThe courseware, classroom and the life The courseware, classroom and the life

need to work togetherneed to work together

Extend and personalizationExtend and personalizationClass aliveClass aliveBring the language into a real life and timeBring the language into a real life and time

Placement LevelPlacement Level

It is important to place you at an optimal learning It is important to place you at an optimal learning levellevel

The lesson will not be too difficult/easyThe lesson will not be too difficult/easy What you know will help you guess or fill-in what

you don’t know try to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words and

grammatical patterns without using text review material from lower units to confirm your

level and to reinforce what you already know

Mastery is the goalMastery is the goal remember that mastery and automaticity are your

goals – not just comprehension Understanding is not enough Operational ability means automaticity

This is true for most skills, and is especially important for listening and speaking skills.

The result will be to develop your confidence to use English.

Using Call = Classroom + laboratoryUsing Call = Classroom + laboratory

In the classroom :In the classroom : Focus on speakingFocus on speaking Preview and Review the lessonPreview and Review the lesson

Study with the spiral systemStudy with the spiral system Extend and personalizationExtend and personalization

Bring the language into the real time Bring the language into the real time and lifeand life

In the lab :In the lab : Study with own levelStudy with own level Combine three style of learningCombine three style of learning Focus on listeningFocus on listening Repeat and compare with the modelRepeat and compare with the model

The result is blended The result is blended learning =learning =

EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVELEARNINGLEARNING

Using call, my students :Using call, my students :

Happy to learnHappy to learn Easy to comprehendEasy to comprehend Get motivation to speakGet motivation to speak Interested to studyInterested to study Focus and practiceFocus and practice Increase the scoreIncrease the score Apply the language into the real life and timeApply the language into the real life and time

Thanks and Goodbye…Thanks and Goodbye…