Desktop computers are now able to play natural human speech together with full-screen interactive video, an impossibility just a few years ago.
Users can now communicate and interact with one another in real-time.
Such virtual chats provide solid opportunities for authentic language use among native and non-native speakers on an unprecedented scale in terms of the numbers of users and the geographical distances involved. The sudden proliferation of CD-ROMs offering language instruction is no surprise either. Chorus is a resource which offers detailed reviews of software and books targeted towards language students and instructors. We also feature demonstrations of the latest in Cutting Edge CALL Demos , and a carefully selected index of CALL Links to interesting and relevant sites on the web. The goal is to help our readers make informed choices when purchasing such products and to provide them with the kinds of information needed to do so.