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THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER IN TEACHING ENGLISH

THE ICT – LANGUAGE LEARNING FINAL TEST

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER IN TEACHING ENGLISH

1. INTRODUCTION.

The increasing of science and technology in communication grow rapidly. Especially in teaching language in the classroom in order to make the students get a better result. The new method of teaching is not only based on the conventional way of teaching such as by using white board,  marker, paper, chart, picture  etc, but also using a modern tools like Computer as a multi media with its various program. Computer-assisted -Language Learning (CALL), often known simply as computer language learning is a form of computer-based assisted learning. The first thing to be said is that is not a method, but a tool to facilitate learning under whatever method is being used. Perhaps one of the most useful things about computer language learning is that it is student-centered and allows each user to progress at their own speed. Moreover, it can be programmed to be interactive and, as a result, individualized. Finally, it can form a stand-alone course, and be used on its own, or it can be used as a reinforcement of class learning. Where computer language learning is used in the latter role, as learning reinforcement, it has often led to a revision of both the teacher’s and student’s role in the language learning process. For example, when it is used as a major component of a foreign language course, the teacher must get used to the fact that they are no longer simply the provider of knowledge, but must now guide the students in their interaction with the computer. The students, for their part, must become accustomed to taking on greater responsibility for their own learning. The using of computer as a multi media can make the teaching learning process effective to help the learners to improve their skills in language learning, such as illustrate a picture,  reinforce a reading skill, give the idea, create an opinion,  and the using of computer as a multi media can reduce anxiety, laziness,  boredom in studying.  The development of information Technology (IT) has permeated the application of computers in the learning process, or as Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). A Computer as a medium is used for the sake of facilitating people in learning language. However a computer is only a tool and a medium. Hence, it is powerless and is totally dependent on the users. In this case, the computer is an intermediary; it is useful to interact with the students and as a teaching aid or tool for the teachers, and facilitators in teaching. It doesn’t entirely eliminate the need for an instructor, facilitator, or teacher, but many people believe that computer is the best teaching aid especially in language learning.

The Responds of The Designing CALL CD’s Program

The 3rd assessment

The responds of the 1^st,2^nd,3^rd,and 4^th CD’s

1. Interactivity (Feedback and Instruction).

The instruction is so effective can be understand by the user well although the instruction is rather difficult to be understand because the voice of the speaker isn’t so clear that make the user need long time to understand it.

The feedback of the program is good and understandable and has a good impact for the user.

1. Usability (flexibility).

The flexibility is ease and has an inherent , the program can make the user interest and it has many good presentation that can make the user want to try the various program on the CD

1. Content Appropriateness.

The content appropriateness is concerned with the amount of the material presented in the program, the material is easy to be learned and understandable because the material is very suitable and meets the student’s need, it also need much time to operate the program so the user must be serious and patient in operating it.

1. Effectiveness

The program unit language learners can improve the students mastery of grammar although some of the grammar’s material and the vocabularies are difficult enough for the users because they are very complicated which is start from the easier and it is continued to the difficult one.

1. Performance (Attractiveness).

The Performance is very good because the way of the programmer in designing the presentation is so attractive, the lay out of the screen is clear and the choosing of the color is so clever based on the best illustration which has high creativity of the programmer to design them such as the pictures, diagram, charts etc.

Conclusion

The activities of studying language by using the CALL program especially using the CD is enjoyable for the students, but this program also has some problem for the students when the instruction of the activities or the voice of the speakers are not clearly or loudly enough to be understood and the problem in the CD itself can’t run well so it can cause new difficulties for the students to study English by using the CALL program, so the programmer must anticipate this problem well in their preparation of making the CD. Because this kind of problem can make the student boring or doesn’t interest to continue their studying. As we know that the CALL program is designed, developed and implemented well in order to concern students’ individual differences variables, if it is designed properly, this program can encourage and stimulate students thereby increasing their motivation and intention to learn the material.

According to the finding of Hartoyo’s(1998)The studying language by using CALL program indicates that social psychological students affect learning improvement and also reveals that a positive correlation was shown to exist, i.e., the greater the students’ knowledge of computers, or positive attitudes to learning English better their improvement scores were. In addition, as far as the CALL program is concerned, other related variables such as students’ attitudes toward and familiarity with computers, and time spent learning via the program also need to be taken into account.

Designing CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)

At the beginning of this article I would like To write about language learning using the method of CALL with its advantages and disadvantages. I am no expert but I am convinced that tools are helpful if we are able to provide a reason for use and a safe atmosphere to use them. In This topic I offer a solution based on Communicative Language Teaching through designing CALL programs is a careful plan consisting of number of tasks needs to be performed that would be reflected in each activity by having appropriate exercises enhance the designing CALL in language-teaching learning, also a realistic use of language, thus providing a reason to learn. There is a little doubt that we, the English teachers, need to focus on the use of language, and ICT make it easy for us to do so. Bringing a sense of reality also contributes to facilitate learners be less dependent , fostering their autonomy. And each of task will be perform as below.

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