Abstract:

In parallel with the rapidly increasing use of computer assisted language learning (CALL) tools in educational settings, teachers are expected to use recent devices and Web 2.0 tools while teaching English. In this study, preservice teachers of English studying at a state-run university in Turkey were offered CALL course and they were asked to design lesson plans at the end of the semester. Within this framework, it was aimed to investigate the CALL tool preference of the ELT pre-service teachers in the lesson plans they prepared as a course requirement and in which stages specifically they chose to integrate the CALL tools to their lesson plans. The findings of the study revealed that highest frequency of the CALL tool use in the lesson plans of the participants was found at the while-stage and the most commonly preferred CALL tool was YouTube. In the light of this study, it can be suggested that this kind of training should be offered both for the pre-service teachers and in-service teachers in order to diversify the range of CALL tools to be used for teaching English and to make them aware of the recent developments about CALL. 

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