Thursday, February 28, 2008

Week 6 - Theory-driven CALL and the development process

I do think that student's need is very important in designing CALL programme. Teachers have to consider whether it fits student's level, their interests and abilities. This can help to boost student's learning in an effective way. Besides, I think teachers should get a balance in the approach, design and procedure of a CALL programme.

In my school, students start learning IT from P3. We use textbooks and materials published in Hong Kong. However, we will tailor-made some materials that suits student's level in P5 and P6, for example, making webpage and animations. The technical support is also important. If students are not easy to access computers and materials online, they can't learn well. Evaluation of the CALL programme should also be done as to make a better 'fit' for students.

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