Multimedia Technology: A Pedagogical Cave of Aladdin

Abstract

Computers have been presented as a new resource in education over the last years. In language learning this technologically oriented and in-construction model is named Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Many teachers go with it and strongly believe in CALL as an innovative and useful methodology. Nevertheless, many argue against it and conceive it an anti-humanistic device that can replace and degenerate the essence of education, which should focus mainly on human interaction.

Keywords

• Computer assisted language learning
• technology in education
• multimedia applications