■CAI:computer-assisted instruction.
■CAI (Computer-assisted instruction) means the use of a computer in a teaching program.
■CAI aims at seeing educational problems on the part of the teacher.
■CAL: computer-assisted learning.
■CAL (Computer-assisted learning) refers to the use of a computer in teaching and learning and in order to help achieve educational objectives.
■CAL emphasizes the use of a computer in both teaching and learning.
■CALL: computer-assisted language learning
■CALL means the use of a computer in the teaching or learning of a second or foreign language.
■If CAI or CAL deals with teaching and learning problems in general, CALL deals with language teaching and learning in particular.
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