The advantages of CAI.

The Advantages of CAI.

      Nowadays, CAI is gainning more popularity in foreign language learning, it mainly enjoy the following adventages for second language learner.This CAI have advantages for language learner CAI could offer second language learners more independence from classrooms. And language learner have the option to study at any time and anywhere. Then CAI can be wonderful stimuli for second language learning. Next computer can promote learning interaction between learners and teachers. And then computers can help classroom teaching with a variety of materials and approaches. Althought CAI have advantages for language learning but CAI have disadvantages too.

What Is The Importance Of Computer In Teaching Learning Process?

               The role of computer in teaching and learning is pivotal. You can't now deny the fact that what we people are teaching and learning is all now through computers. Computer is fast and efficient and fetches information in the milliseconds or even more than that. Now you are learning online. There are virtual classrooms. You can get learning material on the internet. You can now even give papers on the internet. All education processes are now on computers. Computer is a remarkable device with much more capabilities and beyond our thinking. But keep in mind that man has created computer and all these programs which computer runs.

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Using computers in language teaching

                    Computers have made a triumphal entry into education in the past decade, and only a dyed-in-the wool Luddite would deny that they have brought significant benefits to teachers and students alike. However, an uncritical use of computers can be just as disadvantageous to students as a refusal to have anything to do with them. In this article I discuss some of the ways that computers can be used in English language teaching, with a view to helping colleagues make the most of the opportunities they offer to ESL students.
It is helpful to think of the computer as having the following main roles in the language classroom:

• teacher - the computer teaches students new language
• tester - the computer tests students on language already learned
• tool - the computer assists students to do certain tasks
• data source - the computer provides students with the information they need to perform a particular task
• communication facilitator - the computer allows students to communicate with others in different locations

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Ways in which faculty are using computers to assist in teaching and learning:

To replace writing on the chalkboard/white board/overhead:

• Instead of writing on the board, instructor or a student takes notes on the computer and projects this onto the screen so the whole class can see this. Purposes:
  • Enables the students to read what has been written more easily than instructor's handwriting.
  • This can then be saved as a record of class (summary of class discussion or group work) then e-mailed to the whole class or posted on the course web page.
  • Students can work in small groups and use laptop computers to take notes on their group's discussions (replacing the use of poster paper or handwritten overhead transparencies). When they share their group's findings with the whole class, they copy their work to disk and bring it up to the front of the class to project using the instructor's computer.

PowerPoint - to replace slides, pre-prepared overhead transparencies, and even video:

• Creating own presentations for class.
• Creating own presentations for class and uploading these to course web page.
• Using presentations that come on CD with textbook.
• Having students create PowerPoint presentations to give presentations in class and for presenting assignments
• Creating presentations but printing them out and creating overhead transparencies of the slides (where faculty member does not have access to a computer in the classroom or does not feel comfortable with giving PowerPoint presentation).

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