This thesis is a study of the current application of computer-assisted languagelearning(CALL)in a tertiary college in China． Changing technology has changed the nature of many jobs including the ways ofteaching。Teachers need to keep up with the latest development in technology．Not only abroad，but also in China，various strands of research have proved the effectiveness of CALL and the numerous benefits teachers and students have gainedfrom the new teaching modes derived from the new technology．However,it is still not clear how CALL is carried out in some tertiary colleges in China，which were setup mostly at the beginning ofthe 21st century． By conducting a survey of 376 undergraduate students and 30 college Englishteachers，the present study attempts to explore the normalization of CALL in a Chinese tertiary college，the difficulties students and teachers have encountered andthe possible solutions to those existing problems．Findings from the survey show that students prefer a combination of CALL with the traditional teaching methods．What is queer is that most of the student respondents do not have a clear understanding ofwhat CALL really is and they do not have easy access to computers and network onthe campus。As for teachers，heavy workload constitutes the largest barrier inimplementation CALL in EFL；the discrepancy between software designers andteachers is also a tough nut to crack。An analysis of the questionnaires suggests thatmore administrative support is necessary．And teachers need more training to applynew technology to their teaching to meet the needs of students and demands of theever—changing society．Key words：Computer-assisted language learning；tertiary colleges；difficulties；possible solutions