Practical consideration

Liou stating that the theory should be the prime motivational force for the teachnological advancement to lead CALL progress, and he aslo mentioned that other factors can be relevant like SLA theories and concepts like instructional design terms. Nowadays multimedia is becoming increasingly popular. His paper trying to concentrate on the practical consideration by creating a segment of English what is so called EFL interactive videodisc (IVD) courseware. There was a detailed explanation about online implementation and instructional design provided in this paper. Secondary processes including; data collection, analyses, content analysis and screen design. About 95% courseware was implemented and ready for pilot testing. This
courseware including; introduction, hyperscript, film and viewing. Hyperscript was introduced as a design by using hypertext format. Film intruction can be used with a great deal of control. Linkage between evaluation approches, implications, language classroom and recommendations were mentioned. I think this paper can help teachers to consider multimedia as platform for teaching and use them to enhance learning English as foreign language, but we have to consider many aspects like teachers' exposure to multimedia, technical support, students' interest and how to match their needs with an effective usage of multimedia tools to ensure a good time management and right resource management.