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learning,integratedintothesyllabusandnormalised,isprecededbyananalysis
ofneedsandtheteachingcontexttoguidedecisionsconcerningthechoiceof
technology.Technology-mediatedactivitiestendtooccupyonlyacertainpartof
thelesson,takeplaceintheordinaryclassroom,withalessprominentroleand
influenceplayedbythecomputer.
WhilebothWarschauer,sandBax,sperspectivesbecamehighlypopular
amongCALLprofessionals,uneasinessabouthierarchicalorderingofparticular
stagesanddefiningproblemsstillpersisted.Thenotionofnormalisation,onthe
otherhand,hasbeenpositivelyperceivedasencouragementtodefinetheultimate
teacherskillsetintermsoftechnologyuse.
1.1.2.ThepresentperspectiveandthefutureofCALL
ThepresentdayCALL,accordingtoLevyandStockwell(2006),isinfluencedby
themaintheoriesinformingdecisionstakenbyCALLpractitionersanddesigners:
InteractionAccountofSecondLanguageAcquisition,SocioculturalTheory,
ActivityTheoryandConstructivism.Outofthese,asisexplainedbyMaciaszczyk
(2011:133),"SLAtheorymainlyfocusesonthelanguageandthelearner,while
socioculturaltheoryand,sometimes,constructivismlookatabroader,socialcontext
ofcommunicationandlearning.”Therefore,thepresentdayofCALLseesautomated
activitiesrootedinSLAtheory,togetherwithexploitationofcollaborativeaspectsof
learningalanguagewithintheSocioculturalTheoryandConstructivism.SeeArabski
(1985)foracomprehensivediscussionofSLAtheoriesinthelanguageclassroom.
Whenconsideringthefuture,bearinginmindtheinevitablyrapiddevelopment
oftechnology,Levy(1997:xi)makesanimportantcaveat,pointingoutthat"the
CALLcommunityneedstobuilduponwhathasgonebefore,ratherthanbeled
purelybythecapabilitiesofthelatesttechnologicalinnovation.”Thepedagogical
usefulnessofdrill-basedbehavioristicroutinesmayproveinvaluableincertain
teachingcontexts;thus,oneshouldnotrejectthetechniques,proceduresandtools
ofthepreviousstagesofCALLapriori.
Intheirclassification,WarschauerandHealey(1998)hopedforIntelligent
CALLtooccuraftertheIntegrativephase,whenteacherswouldhaveattheir
disposalsoftwarethatusesthepowerofthecomputertooffereasyinteraction
withthematerialtobelearned,includingmeaningfulfeedbackandguidance;
comprehensibleinformationinmultiplemediadesignedtofitthelearningstyle
ofindividualstudents;andwaysforstudentstocarrycommunicationbeyond
anindividualcomputerscreen.Anotherproponentofthislineofdevelopment
ofCALL,Underwood(1984,afterWarschauerandHealey,1998),hopedfor
advancesinartificialintelligence,hypermedia,andsimulationstoputintobeing
newwaysofcomputer-assistedteachingthatutilisednaturallanguageprocessing,