Computer-Assisted Language Learning in China: What Opportunities and Challenges Are We Facing? An Interview with Jianlin Chen

Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has developed rapidly in China in the past three decades, and its development history and future direction have been of interest to scholars around the world. Based on his own experience, Prof. Chen Jianlin gave a detailed explanation on the history of CALL...

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Published inInternational Journal of Chinese Language Teaching Vol. 1; no. 2
Main Author Muqing Ma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clifford Media International 01.12.2020
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artificial intelligence
computer-assisted language learning (call)
smart learning
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Summary:Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has developed rapidly in China in the past three decades, and its development history and future direction have been of interest to scholars around the world. Based on his own experience, Prof. Chen Jianlin gave a detailed explanation on the history of CALL in China, his viewpoints on language teaching, and the roles of teachers, students, and technology in CALL. Furthermore, he provided valuable insights into teacher development in CALL context. In the end, Professor Chen also offered an outlook on the future, believing that language teaching should be combined with artificial intelligence and smart learning.
ISSN:2708-9517
DOI:10.46451/ijclt.2020.09.05