Evaluating a CALL software on the learning of English prepositions
This study assessed the effectiveness of using a CALL lesson (Computer Assisted Language Learning) over a conventional lesson to facilitate learning of English prepositions at Bario, Malaysia. CALL was developed by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia as support material to enhance learning of Engl...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd.
2006
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30987/1/Evaluating%20a%20CALL%20software%20on%20the%20learning%20ofEnglish%20prepositions.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30987/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131504001289?via%3Dihub |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This study assessed the effectiveness of using a CALL lesson (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
over a conventional lesson to facilitate learning of English prepositions at Bario, Malaysia. CALL was
developed by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia as support material to enhance learning of English prepositions.
Both the conventional and the CALL lessons were matched with the same content except for the
medium in which the lesson was being delivered. Students were provided with computers to go through the
CALL lesson in a self-regulated manner; while a teacher taught the conventional lesson in a classroom. Test
results indicate that students who received the conventional lesson outperformed those who went through
the CALL lesson. The Relative Condition Efficiency measurement also showed that the conventional group
learned more efficiently than the CALL group. The findings are interpreted from the |
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