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1440
Gutenberg invents the printing press.
The flow and distribution of information are facilitated going forward since printed material is now simpler to duplicate and distribute. Texts and translations have started to be reproduced with an easier technique instead of being written by hand gradually, thus accessing foreign resources or learning a foreign language has become easier. -
Chalkboards
James Pillans, a Scottish teacher, is generally credited with creating the whiteboard in the nineteenth century. These are still used in classrooms; however, they are becoming a lot less common. Chalkboards make writing, reading, and practicing in the language classroom as in any other classroom for everyone to see. -
Phonograph
The model for the first phonograph, also known as a gramophone, is finished by Thomas Edison. The ability to reproduce the recorded sound was initially shown by Edison's phonograph. -
The Motion Picture Camera
The advancement of technology will eventually result in the creation of numerous cinema genres. The making of educational films is one popular film genre. Films were employed to teach students in classrooms, train workers in the workforce, and even train soldiers for combat throughout the 20th century. -
Languages Taught by Mail
Commercial record sets for studying Spanish and English as foreign languages were introduced in 1893. -
Invention of Radio
Marconi invents the radio. The wireless transmission of sound facilitates communication and the transfer of ideas. -
Language Lab
The University of Grenoble developed the first known language laboratory in 1908. The idea was introduced to the country by Frank Chalfant, who in 1911 or 1912 founded a "language lab" at Washington State University. In these language labs, learners have their own desks and listening equipment, through these equipment language learners can make some practices -
A Classroom Projector
Projectors have been used by teachers to integrate technology into the classroom since the first 1900s, and contemporary projectors continue to perform the same basic task of projecting images onto a surface. . Projectors have experienced significant weight, technology, and size modifications since they were first used in schools. Thanks to projectors, teachers benefit language learning by showing students presentations and information more visually. -
Radios in Classes
When the year 1925 showed, radios began to take place in classrooms for educational purposes. The use of radios in the classroom has given students a chance to both hear and repeat what they have heard. -
The Army Method
One approach for teaching foreign languages is the audio-lingual method, often known as the Army Method or New Key. Its foundation is behaviorist theory, which holds that humans, and other living things, may learn specific behaviors through a system of reinforcement. -
Skinner's Teaching Machine
The device is a rectangular, windowed wooden box with a metal hinged cover. Questions and answers are written along the radii of a variety of paper discs that fit inside. The pane nearer the middle shows one question at a time. The student moves the mechanism forward while writing an answer on the paper tape to the right. This exposes the right response while concealing his response so that it cannot be altered. This technique can also be used in language classes. -
CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
Walsh & Li (2010) assert that technology has a significant role in education all around the world. Without technology and technological devices, the language learning process will be compelling, but with their help, such as CALL (computer-assisted language learning) and ICT (information and communication technology) programs, which are new generation technology elements, and with their help language learning is no longer a compelling issue -
Kodak Slide Projector
Slide projectors are widely used for decades in classrooms. Helped teachers and their narratives visually in classrooms and language classes. -
The audio cassette
The invention of the cassette tape allowed people to make recordings without having the level of training or expertise required for reel-to-reel. One of the most important features of these audio cassettes is that they can be used again at any time in the language learning process. -
Sesame Street
Young kids can get ready for school with the help of the TV program. The option of having different language variants has been of great help to preschool children both in their pedagogical development and in their language acquisition.It is very advantageous for children, especially for children aged 1-3, to memorize what they hear and see like a sponge, and to learn the language more easily at this age, thus entertaining and attracting their attention. -
Scantrons
First appeared in classrooms in 1972 and are also referred to as bubble sheets. These forms, which were mostly used for standardized tests, made it possible to mark exams more quickly. Exams were scored by machines that used imaging technology to scan and scan the sheets. This made the tests easier to understand and saved teachers a ton of time when it came to grading. -
Digital Natives
The millennial generation and the generations that followed it—currently including Generation Z—are considered to be digital natives. Generations after the millennials have lived almost their whole lives surrounded by computers, digital devices, and the social media world. -
IBM PC
The first person introduced in the IBM PC model series and the foundation for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard is the IBM Personal Computer model 5150, also known as the IBM PC. . The discovery of the personal computer is one of the first steps toward great developments. It has become a means of accessing information peculiar to individuals for the first time and can complete the deficiencies in language acquisition with the help of its own computer. -
Compact disc (CD)
It is used to distribute computer software and multimedia applications that are used in the language classroom. Being short and repeatable helps students learn the visual and auditory language -
Smart Boards
The "SMART Board," an interactive whiteboard from Smart, was first introduced in 1991. The DVT (Digital Vision Touch) technology, a key component of the SMART board, was created and later patented by Smart in 2003. Smart boards help us to use important elements of language acquisition, such as connecting to the internet, sharing slides, and making presentations in lessons. -
The World Wide Web
The advent of the world wide web marked a turning point in human history. In the beginning, it was only used by academics and NASA employees, but by 1996, it was more often utilized in homes and schools. The world wide web, which is the most basic point of accessing information today, helps us to reach the information we want to obtain, by acting as a bridge. Thanks this task, reduces the speed of reaching information in language acquisition to almost seconds. -
Skype
Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies, founded by Niklas Zennström of Sweden and Janus Friis of Denmark, first introduced the software client in 2003. It is an application that brings together multiple people from different parts of the world online in a virtual environment. This is an important application in terms of providing these options to people during language learning. -
YouTube
was opened to the public in the mid-2000s. Today, teachers play YouTube videos to instruct their classes, and among many options, teachers can choose videos according to the level and level of the students. In language classes, YouTube provides access to useful videos shared by other users that will improve language acquisition. -
Google Translate
is a free tool that Google created to translate text, speech, photos, websites, and real-time video across multiple languages. Being able to make instant translations and having almost all languages among the options makes google translations one of the biggest developments in language learning of the last century. -
Smartphones
Nowadays, it has become a device that can be easily accessed by almost everyone. Being small and portable, it provides the opportunity to reach the information we want whenever we want. It can be said that the benefits of phones in language education are innumerable, because thanks to smartphones, students can easily have devices with which they can develop all their auditory, cognitive, visual, and practical skills and use them whenever they want. -
Learning Management Systems
(LMS) provide educational systems a platform in which to organize the educational experience of participants- instructors and students. The idea of a learning management system was born out of e-Learning. The market for learning systems is dominated by learning management systems. The LMS was initially introduced in the late 1990s. The COVID-19 pandemic's emphasis on remote learning has led to a dramatic increase in the use of learning management systems. -
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