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Teachers are starting to believe that computer use is almost essential in a foreign language classroom. Software can give students a face to face interpersonal interaction that helps with fluency and accuracy. There is also software that teachers can buy for students and use in a computer lab, where they hear how to say a word or a sentence and then much mimic this back. It gives, in addition to learning in the classroom, a hands on approach where students do not need to feel afraid to speak up. Teachers can listen in on single students and help them with the pronunciation. Computers in the foreign language classroom can be used in so many ways and is really a simple way to add a new dimension in teaching. Teachers can also use interactive smart board with a computer and add almost a hands on approach to the teaching techniques they use. Students can see vocabulary hands on, hear the vocalization of the spoken language and have easier access to find their mistakes in the language. A computer is just such a great tool for language acquisition.
Hoe Kyeung Kim, Dorothy Rissel. (2008). Instructors' Integration of Computer Technology: Examining the Role of Interaction. Foreign Language Annals, 41(1), 61-80. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from Research Library database. (Document ID: 1462842711).