1906 -- First "broadcast" radio signal with the human voice

1
1900 - 1950

• 1906 -- First "broadcast" radio signal with the
  human voice
• (train listening and more access to target
  language)
• 1922--Electronic video 1927--First electronic
  television transmission
• (multiple representation/modality more access to
  target language)
• 1928 --The first edition of the Oxford-English
  Dictionary is completed.
• Easier access to trustworth reference)
• 1946 -- The Library School teaches about
  audio-visual materials and equipment
• (the beginning of a new way of language teaching)

2
1950 - 2000

• 1951 -- First Color Television Broadcast
• (enhanced qualities of the medium)
• 1962 -- The PLATO instructional computing system
  is widely used in college and K-12 classrooms.
• (computer assisted language teaching)
• 1989 -- The World-Wide Web begins at the Conseil
  European pour la Recherche Nucleaire
• (wide access to target language)
• 1999 -- Electronic course management and online
  courses come to the elementary school
• (distance learning)

3
2001 - 2030

• -- enhanced and widespread fast web connection
• -- Virtual simulation to create task based
  language learning environment
• -- enhanced interaction with learning community
  including native speakers and ESL learners
  through holographic technology
• -- more individualized discovery learning for ESL
  learners