The Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in the EFL Classroom on Teaching Learning Process in India

Abstract

It is very interesting to see how Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has attracted many Indian students in learning English as a foreign language in the institutions of higher learning. It has great impact on their academic lives especially in teaching-learning process inside the classrooms. As a response to the students’ attraction in CALL, computer technologies have been brought into classrooms where they are considered to be effective in enhancing students learning and addressing certain education problems. This paper attempts to trace the history of CALL, discusses its current status and the effectiveness of CALL in the EFL teaching and learning process in India.