Teacher Education in CALL
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Chapter 1. The
Scope of CALL Education
Philip Hubbard, Stanford University, USA, and Mike Levy, Griffith University, Australia
Abstract
It is becoming increasingly important to prepare language teachers to
integrate technology into their classes in ways that are technically smooth and
pedagogically sound, as well as to train specialists of various sorts to support
them both directly (on site) and indirectly (through CALL research and
development). Given the complex, dynamic nature of CALL, there is a need for a
framework to aid teacher educators in the task of determining content and
setting curricular objectives. Following a review of existing trends in CALL
education, this chapter offers such a framework, based centrally on the roles
individuals can take and the accompanying expectations of their skills and
knowledge with respect to using computers in language teaching. Two broad
categories of roles are identified: institutional (pre-service teacher,
in-service teacher, CALL specialist, and CALL professional) and functional
(practitioner, developer, researcher, and trainer). The framework provides a
means of addressing both technical and pedagogical knowledge and skill areas
across combinations of these roles.
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