Week 5 post

When using CALL, no set of theories are said to be solely associated with it, rather hands on exerience is more important. Activities such as MSN, facebook, online forums, who would look into the theories behind these applications, when everyone just learn as they are using it. Theories scare people off as something they need to learn and would easily associate them with work, rather if CALL was used in a laidback and non-formal way, learners would find it much easier to use.

Week 4 reading

I think most ESL learners would feel more comfortable expressing themselves in an online virtual enviornment. Since language learners are normally more concerned about their accents and are usually scared to speak in front of a crowd, it is easier for them to express themselves over the internet when they know no one is actually judging them or correcting them on their mistakes face to face. And sometimes when those barriers of fright is not around, the learner might be able to learn and adapt in a more effective way. Although there are disadvantages to online learning, such as students getting less attention from her classmates or less interaction from her teacher and friends, it does make a language learner less anxious, which sometimes might motivate the learner more.