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The Role of Teachers in CALL

The Role of Teachers in CALL
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Copyright: 2019
Pages: 24
Source title: English as a Foreign Language Teachers' TPACK: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehrak Rahimi (Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran)and Shakiba Pourshahbaz (Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6267-2.ch002

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Abstract

The main aim of this chapter is introducing and discussing the role of teachers in CALL. First the role of teachers in EFL classes along with the timeline of language teaching methodology (from grammar translation method to CLT approach) as well as post-method era are discussed. Then the benefits of using CALL for language teachers is addressed, and the concept of teacher role in CALL is defined and specified. The importance of EFL teachers' cognition in successful ICT integration is discussed in the closing section of the chapter. This is specifically related to discussions about theory of diffusion of innovation and how it can be related to CALL history and integration in language classes.

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