Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is often perceived, somewhat narrowly, as an approach to language teaching and learning in which the computer is used as an aid to the presentation, reinforcement and assessment of material to be learned, usually including a substantial interactive element. Levy (1997:1) defines CALL more succinctly and more broadly as "the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning". Levy's definition is in line with the view held by the majority of modern CALL practitioners. For a comprehensive overview of CALL see ICT4LT Module 1.4, Introduction to Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL): http://www.ict4lt.org/.
Using computers in language learning is, contrary to popular opinion, not a new phenomenon. It dates back to the early 1960s, although it was confined in those days mainly to universities with prestigious computer science departments. By the early 1980s, however, CALL was in evidence in a large number of schools in the UK and the rest of Europe - and, of course, in the USA and Canada. A potted history of the early years of CALL can be found in (1995) contains a collection of anecdotal articles written by pioneers in CALL covering the period 1965-1995. Davies (1997 - updated 2009) covers the period 1976-1996, reflecting on his personal experiences, and he reminds us that there are many lessons that we can learn from the past that might help us avoid mistakes in the future.The updates in Davies's article highlight some of the major and often unexpected changes that have taken place in the meantime. Two more articles, and Davies (2005 - regularly revised), take another a look at the history of CALL and attempt to predict where it is heading.
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