Computers as a Language Learning Tool

Abstract

The subject of CALL has only recently been introduced to language teachers inWest Germany. While in other European countries many institutions are involved inprojects dealing with the use of computers in language learning. The Audio-VisualMedia Centre (AVMZ), Bergische Universitat-GH Wuppertal, 5600 Wuppertal 1, isone of the few places in this country investigating various approaches to CALL.This article describes the general concept of the project and the kind of programsbeing developed and used. Furthermore, it is intended to solicit comments fromscholars and institutions in the USA and thus established contacts and initiate anexchange of ideas.