Innovation in Language Learning

The unexpected increasing use of computer in the world of education and immerging in the ocean of many scholastic courses has caused many researchers and teachers to find interest in these non-traditional methods. In spite of all that, there was a traditional idea which came with all its injustice that rapidly interfering entrance of computer in each aspect of our daily lifemay reduce activeness and lead us to be passive and may it change us to be -a scrap iron- ironware robot. Among those wide scopes of studying, a few worked on classroom strategies relating to CALL-CALT and really joyful times to the field of CSCL. The author tried to divide 40-48 learners into two different groups. Research division is not of a random-access but, it is a non-probability sampling, according to the degree of previous year average marks of learners. They are compared with the help of pre-test and post-test methods. First group received CSCL and the other one was apart from. The author worked in the new environment called Promethean Active Inspire to make Flipchart, avoiding death by PowerPoint to make silent Slides. Research took a scholastic year including two semesters. The author, herself, was part of this research. Using the strategies in the first semester, she had enough time to observe them during the second semester. Happily, the time was helpful to assess the pedagogical benefits of CSCL. Under the usage of quasi-experimental method. The result taken through post-test was a remarkable point that deserved asseveration.

Key words: CALL, CALT, CSCL, flipchart and promethean.

Acknowledgment​

The author thanks Dr. S. A. Sarkeshikian for his remarkable technical assistance. (e-mail: [email protected])

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