Fifth, it is ease of use. Good CALL must be easy to use. It means, in practice,
the tool should not be more difficult than a word processor. In addition, it will be helpful for students and teacher, if the tool also provides good documentation,
training videos, and examples of the best practices.
Last, it is accessibility. Good CALL must provide students access to the learning materials via web. It will enable students to learn the material when they
are in their home. So, the learning process will not be restricted only in the
classroom.
To summarize, the good CALL that can be used to improve stu dents‘
learning progress is the one which can fulfill the six criteria of a good CALL. It should be suitable, interactive, easy to use, and accessible. In addition, it should
possess media support and can
record the students‘ learning progress.
4. Power Point Macro-Enabled Show
Power point macro-enabled show is one of power point product which enables the teacher inserts macro code in the slides and also makes the power
point view become like a flash or slide show at the first time it is opened. It is used in this study as a CALL because it is considered as having the seven criteria
of what is called as a CALL and also has the six criteria of what is called as a good CALL.
As a CALL, power point macro-enabled show can fulfill the seven criteria of what is called as a CALL.
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First, it can be used to present learning material in a representative way. It is because it provides teacher with various features such as video, audio, animation,
and etc. Therefore, in power point macro-enabled show, the teacher can freely select which feature that is regarded to be representative for presenting the
material.
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Second, it can be used to visualize the material. Equipped with various features, power point macro-enabled show enables teacher to use and combine
text, video, animation, and etc. to help the teacher visualize the material for students.
Third, it uses interesting color and high graphic resolution. In power point macro-enabled show, there is a feature for inserting color and graphic. The color
and graphic that are provided are so various and have high resolution. Therefore, the teacher can use them to make an interesting template.
Fourth, it enables teacher to use various learning strategies. By using power point macro-enabled show, teacher can create an application that employs various
learning strategies such as drill and practice, tutorial, simulation, and educational game.
Fifth, it permits teacher to give feedback and reinforcement. By using power point macro-enabled show, teacher can also create an application that can show to
students whether their answers are correct or not. In addition the teacher can also create menu explanation to give students reason about why such answers are
correct.
Sixth, it can be used as a self-evaluation for students. In power point macro-enabled show, there is a feature called
‗macro‘ which can be used to run certain code for scoring. So that, the application that will be created with such code can
automatically show students‘ score after they have taken any
exercise. Such thing will help students to do self-evaluation. The last, it can be used individually or classically. By using power point
macro-enabled show, teacher can create an application that can be copied and pasted into another driver. So, if the students need to use the application in their
home, their task is just copying and pasting the application. Further, as a good CALL, power point macro-enabled show permits the
teacher to create a language learning application which can fulfill the six criteria of a good CALL.
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First, it is suitable. Power point macro-enabled show can be suited to the teachers‘ need. For instance, the teacher in this study would like to make an
application for teaching grammar using power point macro-enabled show. In the teacher
‘s mind, the application is supposed to have a grammar game to attract students to learn and practice English grammar. In addition, the teacher wants the
appli cation can automatically show students‘ score after they have practiced
English grammar using the application. Fortunately, power point macro-enabled show lets the teacher
‘s dream become real. The teacher can make a grammar game which is called as ―space decoder‖ by inserting and combining various
animations and trigger
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