Wednesday, 19 February 2014

“Normalisation of Bax in the Saudi Kingdom


In the article of Stephan Bax we found that he discussed the development of the CALL through the past, present and future. Also, he found the three phases of CALL which divided previously by Mark Warschauer.

This article seeks answers to three questions: where has Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) been, where is it now and where is it going?

He suggested three steps for this normalized state and after that move across it. The first one is to find the norms factors which normalization requires.  The second is to canvass the practice of teaching sequence in the light of these norms. the final is to set our current practice in each part so as to promote normalization.

a-Bax suggested we will achieve normalization when computers are used every day in our classrooms of learning language by students and teachers. He also suggested that to achieve normalization we have to find what are the criteria we need to reach normalization. Second step is to evaluate what each teaching context need for its practices according to the criteria we'd identify in the first step. The last step is to try our best to set what we use now in teaching so we promote normalization.

b-Normalization is the stage when a technology is invisible, hardly even recognized as a technology,

How these changes and means could be applied to our Saudi context?Why is it possible? When is it possible/reached/achieved? How will it be reached?








 Nowdays in saudi schools, changes start gradually apply to our Saudi context, but we just need some time. It possible becouse The ministry of education allow and has a possibilities to provides these technologies. Nowadays Many colleges and universities  in Saudi Arabia start using technologies nowadays like computers, projectors, smart boards, and tablet as an important tools. Also model schools are start to provide to their students a laptops to do their homework. I think will  be reached by Give students a computer to use it to do the work. Secondly, When students can use it in a proper way. Also, When Ministry of Education provides all of the technologies that the teachers and students need it. Finally, Create educational programs or educational websites so the students can get their lessons and homework and if they have any question they can ask and the teacher or the classmate will reply. 

 

 

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