Language teachers who make the effort to become familiar with the computer and its application to language teaching oftenencounter an irony that they perhaps do not expect: the necessity of learning a new language, or at least a substantial number of newspecialized terms in their won language. Many of these terms are acronyms and have no meaning apart from the world of computers,e.g., ASCII and ROM. Others are English words which have taken on a new meaning, e.g., boot and menu.
A humanistic approach to language study recognizes the necessity of learning a language in its social and cultural contexts, encompassing the ecology and the material, social, religious, and linguistic cultures of the language studied. The need to teach language in relation to social and cultural values affects educational choices with respect to curriculum, materials, and approaches and should be central to national planning and programs for professional development and the improvement of teaching.
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