Caromawati, Corry and Dwinaya, Levita (2018) Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Materials in Higher Educational Institutions in Bandung: Between the Needs and Reality. In: THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on Culture, Art, Language and Literature in Digital Humanities: Academic and Creative Challenges, 2018, Bandung.

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Abstract

It can be observed that the use of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) materials in education is growing rapidly. Defined by Levy (1997) CALL materials are “artifacts or products that language teachers and designers create using technological resources”. They include tasks, software, courseware, websites, online courses, programs, packages, and learning environments (Levy & Stockwell, 2006, p. 3). In the era of Education 4.0 there is a great demand on the effective use of CALL materials. It is commonly agreed that universities should utilize as sophisticated technology as possible to make them effective. However, the reality sometimes speaks differently. This study investigated the use of CALL materials in ten universities in Bandung and the perception of their adequacy. The data was gathered by interviewing the people in charge of language laboratories where CALL materials are institutionally used, and by observing the labs. The results show that eight universities considered the materials sufficient, but two universities claimed that the materials were inadequate to meet the students’ needs. The first university claimed that they needed more internet capacity, while the other university claimed that they needed more apparatus to support more CALL materials. The results indicate that the perceived sufficiency of CALL materials in universities are in accordance to the universities’ learning objectives .

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