| CALL Theory |
Main Points:
Little (1996: 203) sets out the reasons for using information systems such as an Internet site for promoting autonomy in language learning when he argues:
| "that information systems and
information technologies can promote the development of
learner autonomy to the extent that they can stimulate,
mediate, and extend the range and scope of the social and
psychological interaction on which all learning depends." Little (1996: 203) |
CALL theory can inform the design and development of the CILL site. Theoretical considerations are discussed in the first section about criteria and conditions for a computer-supported language learning environment and practical implications are discussed in the second section on CALL tools for independent learning.
Little, David (1996) Freedom to learn and compulsion to interact: promoting learner autonomy through the use of technologies. In Pemberton, Richard; et al.(1996) Taking Control: Autonomy in Language Learning Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 203 - 218