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On the politics of CALL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

Graham Chesters
Graham Chesters
Affiliation:
University of Hull, UK
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Abstract

This paper argues that CALL practitioners need to remain constantly aware of the political context in which they operate, so that they can the better exploit opportunities to win funding, gain status for their activities and generally succeed more often in the prime aim of enhancing the practice of language learning. It seeks to situate EUROCALL's own activity as an organisation at an important point of convergence in the global context. It concludes with some quasi political advice both for individuals and for the organisation as a whole.

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Keynotes
Information
ReCALL , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , May 1999 , pp. 7 - 12
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1999

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References

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