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Beyond buzzwords : towards an evaluation framework for computer assisted language Learning in the South African FET sector
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03) Coetzee, Renee Wilma; Bergman, E. K.; University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages.
The evaluation and selection of software is a complex undertaking best performed by those with applicable specialised skills and knowledge. When it comes to a field like CALL, which draws on the theory and best practice of a variety related disciplines, language teachers in the South African FET sector are unlikely to possess those specialised skills and knowledge beyond language learning content. In an effort to make the evaluation and selection of CALL software a more productive process, the literature pertaining to the components that constitute CALL and the South African FET context was reviewed. Based on this an evaluation framework was developed incorporating all the crucial contextual elements. The choice of a framework as opposed to a checklist was motivated by a need to reflect context at a variety of levels, combined with the flexibility allowing customisation for use in a variety of language learning settings.