Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Software: Evaluation of its Influence in a Language Learning Process

Abstract

Evaluating the nature and extent of the influence of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on the quality of language learning is highly problematic. This is owing to the number and complexity of interacting variables involved in setting the items for teaching and learning languages. This paper identified and characterised features and processes through which computer assisted language learning impacts upon learning language. It offers a framework for analysing the effects of computer assisted language learning in combination with other factors which may enhance or ameliorate the positive impact of it in the classroom and beyond.