This section contains articles about CALL – Computer Assisted Language Learning. From specific CALL activities, to information on CALL in general, to useful software available for the classroom. Finally there are articles slightly more general in nature about teachers and technology – using social media sites like Facebook, for example and the pitfalls for teachers.
If you are interested in CALL remember that we also run a unique CALL Certificate Course – the first of its kind – where you can learn the essentials of using CALL in your classroom.
AntConc is a freeware concordancer and is very useful for searching through large swathes of texts to look for patterns of usage and so on. As an example, the screenshot below shows a concordance search for the word, word. The program has searched through a number of corpora (collections of […]
The table below illustrates just some of the difficulties in understanding the subtleties of the English language. In this case it’s British English which, along with British manners, make the meanings of words said often nothing like the meaning of the words spoken!
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IPA Decode is a great game to play with the class which helps them understand and use the IPA or International Phonetic Alphabet. It can be used with a reasonably proficient class who are familiar with the IPA already and who would benefit from a little more practice. Preparation Firstly […]
Inventions don’t generally happen by accident or in a random order: science and technology progress in a very logical way, with each new discovery leading on from the last. You can see that in our mini chronology of invention, below. Please note: it’s not meant to be a complete history […]