Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

This semester I enrolled in one of the optional courses available in my faculty, CALL- Computer Assisted Language Learning. In this writing, I will share the story behind this chosen course.

First of all, let me tell you that this semester there are two optional courses that sixth semester –student can choose, either Communication Management or Computer Assisted Language Learning. At the very beginning of the time, I decided to choose Communication Management because this course seems to fit me at most and I personally like touching with communication since I found myself pretty good at speaking –with complex preparation, tho.

As the story goes, I had some problems with my portal and I had to drop some courses that I had already chosen. I had to start choosing the courses all over again. This time I had peculiar thought wandering across my mind. I wanted to do some experiments within my course and I thought that it would be a nice opportunity since I could rearrange my course. Back then, I decided to choose CALL – which is out of my comfort zone- even though all of my friends were choosing Communication Management. However, I felt confidence toward my option. I thought of myself with my capability in using computer, I am a poor one. I thought of my future students would be like, in the 21st century, with all the technologies, and I thought of digital world. I felt certain.

CALL was the wildest imagination that I had even had. Mostly in the class, we do lots of activities by using internet and I felt a little affection in doing so. I never knew that internet has provided tons of webtools or applications that can properly support teaching and learning process. Besides, they are all bendwidth friendly, and for teachers like me, it’s a good news. For these 19 years living on the surface of the earth within internet, I merely know Instagram and Youtube which to some extends are useless, I felt so bad about it.

I felt so good about my option. As I write this writing now, I am one of CALL’s students which I am so proud of. Maybe there will be the time when you should learn something new, something different. I believe when you do, you will realize that the limitation in study is not real. Happy learning, learnersJ