Computer-assisted language learning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is succinctly defined in a seminal work by Levy (1997: p. 1) as "the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning". [ 1 ] CALL embraces a wide range of ICT applications and approaches to teaching and learning foreign languages, from the "traditional" drill-and-practice programs that characterised CALL in the 1960s and 1970s to more recent manifestations of CALL, e.g. as used in a virtual learning environment and Web-based distance learning . It also extends to the use of corpora and concordancers , interactive whiteboards, [ 2 ] Computer-mediated communication (CMC), [ 3 ] language learning in virtual worlds and Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). [ 4 ] The term CALI (Computer-assisted language instruction) was in use before CALL, reflecting its origins as a subset of...