ZAHIDAH'S BLOG

Hello again. So this week we learned about these two topics which are the evolution of CALL and the search engines and online database. And we are going to start with the evolution of CALL first.  At first I thought CALL is just, well...CALL. Apparently it started with the first stage of CALL which is the behavioristic CALL. Behavioristic CALL or BC was developed from the behavioristic learning theory that focuses on drilling and repetitive learning. And after receiving some backlashes from experts regarding BC in which it was claimed to resemble animal training, communicative CALL happened. Communicative CALL or CC which focuses on students' fluency on the language rather than grammar. In other words, teacher uses CC to focus on their speech rather than writing or learn the technical part of a language which is grammar. I think it is a good move since I noticed that students who are learning second language cannot speak fluently even though they understand the grammar r...

HELLLLLLOOOOOOOOO PEOPLE OF THE DARK WEB! My name is Zahidah Husna Binti Zulkifli and I just turn 24 years old a few days ago😊😊😊 So basically this week is the first official class for Internet Technologies for Language Learning (ESP6013). Basically I am going to write about my first impression towards this class in general (the introduction part) and CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning). My first impression to this class is it is going to revolve around language and technologies and how to incorporate both of the elements into one. But it turns out to be true in a way (I think). Basically form my understanding about this course is it is about how we as an educator can use technologies such as the Internet, soft wares, social media in teaching language. With the advancement of technologies nowadays, I think incorporating both language and technology into language learning is a good move. This is because  students nowadays are adept when it comes to technologi...