Today is already the 11th of December, and there are only a few days left before Christmas. In the worst-case scenario where you will not be able to try out a CALL lesson, or a series of lessons, or a project, with a group/class of students, you may consider writing a literature-based term paper.
Note that this is only the last resort. Given the nature of the field of CALL and of this course, a literature-based paper which does not report on practical tryouts does not have much value. But if you are not able to try out something practical, then this can be your last resort.
If you do write a literature paper, then try to forge a topic which is manageable, rather than broad. For example:
- Flipped Classroom (too broad)
- Flipped Classroom - for teaching grammar (more specific and manageable)
- Flipped Classroom - tools and activities for pre-class grammar instruction (even more specific).
As to where to look for the literature, those who came to class will know that ERIC, which is under "e-Resources' on the CUHK Library homepage, is the literature database to search. Once you're on the ERIC first-page, type in your search terms. Two search terms you will need often are 'computer assisted language learning', and 'second language teaching'.
Hope this helps.
Paul
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