Primary research concerns in CALL shift with each stage. Cross-disciplinary contributions to empirical CALL research were found wanting and published studies had often vaguely described key definitions.
In regard to the examination of learner behaviors, or strategies, CALL researchers need to explore the framework of “constructively responsive” readers set out by Pressley and Afflerbach (1995).
Observed, CALL researchers appear to have focused on finding ways to justify large investment in computers. Several factors, however, are merging to strengthen CALL evaluation research.
Lynch notes that proponents of integrative CALL must be careful to strike appropriate balances between those activities which focus on electronic literacy skills and those which provide opportunities for language learning.