Foundations of teacher education in CALL

The scope of CALL education

The use of CALL in education has the following goals: 

• The production of training materials for classroom teachers

• The specialized literature on CALL teacher education

• Frameworks that link CALL practice to particular approaches

• The increasing use of online collaborative learning techniques

To have teachers prepared for teaching using CALL is one of the principal goals of it on education because no matter how good CALL is if teachers will not use it correctly with students the process will not be beneficial. 

Here are some essential features and objectives of CALL. 

• The growing influence of technology in language teaching and learning must be essential. 

• The development of coursework to prepare language teachers to use the technology properly. 

• CALL education as a whole must be the principal focus of teachers. 

• Learning objectives for specific role combinations can then serve to inform CALL education curricula. 

• A tool to aid in developing and interpreting evaluation rubrics for certification and other standards or simply to describe qualifications for the purposes of CALL proficiency or creating job descriptions.

Theory and practice in teaching project-oriented CALL

This is the part where students are asked to carry out everything they have learned in the process where they developed their skills and put it into practice through projects. The projects must be individual. 

The projects must follow the following points: 

• In foreign language education, given the emphasis on communication and the opportunities for computer-assisted learning, technologies play an ever-increasing role in learning standards.

• To promote creativity, individual expression, and critical thinking.

• The role of technology standards in teacher education and professional certification.

Teaching and teacher education standards

The principal standard is that teachers must be prepared when teaching using CALL.

But also there are some important standards teachers need to take into consideration, and they are the following: 

• Teachers are committed to students and their learning.

• Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.

• Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.

• Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.

• Teachers are members of learning communities.

Reference

Levy, M., & Stockwell, G. (2013). CALL dimensions: Options and issues in computer-assisted language learning. Routledge. Retrieved from: https://n9.cl/calloverviewbylevy