Reflection 3 : CALL Application - Write Well

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‘Write Well’ is an application we chose for our first assignment on Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). The application has proven to be an effective tool to enhance writing skill among students. It provides step-by-step guide to help students go through the process of writing an essay be it a normal narrative essay or a sophisticated academic article.

     ‘Write Well’ can be related to two of the principles of CALL; Behaviorist and Communicative. Relating the application to Behaviorist CALL (computer as a tutor), the application corrects your grammatical errors and explains to you why it is wrong. The Communicative CALL part of the application is that it merely guides and gives you suggestion on how to continue writing a particular essay. The perspective given by the software makes it another pupil in the process of language learning.
        The software can also be related to the latest principle of CALL; Constructivism. Constructivism in simple term can be defined as the perspective of CALL which promotes the construction of new knowledge for the learners based on their experience. The nature of the software which demands the learner to think and write on their own is actually in line with this perspective. Hence, it makes it a very effective tool in helping teachers enhancing their lesson.

        Therefore, in the process of making a lesson plan, we think it is crucial for the teachers to select good software that would pique their students’ interest and attention. Only then should they write their lesson plan so it would be easier for them to inculcate the software into the lesson plan.