The Importance of Using Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in Learning and Teaching English Language Skills

Abstract

Using computers in learning and teaching environment has been widely presented to find a better way to implement computer-based activities and tasks in classrooms. Lately the significance of using computers appeared directly in learning and teaching English language and in this paper the researcher tries to investigate and understand usage of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning ) in language learning in general and in learning and teaching language skills in particular providing which type of activities and tasks that CALL may offer in each skill and how the language teacher can integrate these activities in his/her lesson(s) with finding out any obstructions that can oppose the flexibility of the learning process with using CALL.The survey method used for the collection of data to investigate the effectiveness of CALL in learning and teaching English at the graduate level. This questionnaire  is designed to students who were studying in English department in faculty of Arts & Science in Ghemines. The results that found will be showed at the end of this work. It concludes that English language teaching through the CALL technique assist English teachers to provide quality-based language education along with the improvement of English language teaching skills. It also empowers the students to learn and appropriate knowledge of the English language.