Will mobile learning change language learning
TLDR
It is argued that an emphasis on mobility can lead to new perspectives and practices in language learning and whether it is likely to change how languages are taught and learnt is considered.Abstract:
The use of mobile phones and other portable devices is beginning to have an impact on how learning takes place in many disciplines and contexts, including language learning. Learners who are not dependent on access to fixed computers can engage in activities that relate more closely to their current surroundings, sometimes crossing the border between formal and informal learning. This creates the potential for significant change in teaching and learning practices. Taking the broader field of mobile learning as the setting within which developments in mobile-assisted language learning may be understood, the paper argues that an emphasis on mobility can lead to new perspectives and practices. The paper offers reflections on what mobile learning has to offer and considers whether it is likely to change how languages are taught and learnt. ‘Mobile learning’ is not a stable concept; therefore its current interpretations need to be made explicit. Examples of current projects and practices show an affinity between mobile and games-based learning, and can further illuminate what is distinctive and worthwhile about mobile learning.read more
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A Pedagogical Framework for Mobile Learning: Categorizing Educational Applications of Mobile Technologies into Four Types.
TL;DR: This paper compares mobile learning with electronic learning (e-learning) and ubiquitous learning (u- learning) and describes the technological attributes and pedagogical affordances of mobile learning presented in previous studies.
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Mobile-Assisted Language Learning
TL;DR: The main characteristics of mobile learning (m-learning) are recognized as the potential for learning process to be personalized, spontaneous, informal and ubiquitous as mentioned in this paper, and learners feel a greater sense of freedom of time and place, so that they can take the advantage of spare time to learn a second language when and where they are.
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Using the Flipped Classroom to Enhance EFL Learning.
TL;DR: The authors used flipped learning and Wen's Output-driven/Input-enabled model to design a holistic oral training course that included extensive online written and verbal communication for the learning of a wide range of English idioms.
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A Comparison of Undergraduate Students' English Vocabulary Learning: Using Mobile Phones and Flash Cards.
Emrah Baki Basoglu,Omur Akdemir +1 more
TL;DR: Results indicated that using mobile phones as a vocabulary learning tool is more effective than one of the traditional vocabulary learning tools.
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A personalized recommendation-based mobile learning approach to improving the reading performance of EFL students
TL;DR: A personalized recommendation-based mobile language learning approach by providing a reading material recommendation mechanism for guiding EFL students to read articles that match their preferences and knowledge levels and a reading annotation module that enables students to take notes of English vocabulary translations for the reading content in individual or shared annotation mode is proposed.
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Literature Review in Mobile Technologies and Learning
TL;DR: HAL as mentioned in this paper is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not, which may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers.
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Mobile Learning : A Handbook for Educators and Trainers
TL;DR: An edited book with a dozen international case studies, exploring the field of mobile learning, i.e. the use of portable devices such as cellphones and personal digital assistants for learning in a range of different contexts, and point to new research directions in this emerging field.
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An overview of mobile assisted language learning: From content delivery to supported collaboration and interaction
TL;DR: A review of publications reporting mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) was undertaken to discover how far mobile devices are being used to support social contact and collaborative learning and in the possibilities for both synchronous and asynchronous interaction in the context of online and distance learning.
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Computer supported collaborative learning using wirelessly interconnected handheld computers
Gustavo Zurita,Miguel Nussbaum +1 more
TL;DR: This work describes how weaknesses in coordination, communication, organization of materials, negotiation, interactivity and lack of mobility can be solved with a mobile computer supported collaborative learning environment with Handhelds interconnected by a wireless network.
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Learning in a Mobile Age
TL;DR: The definition and evolution of mobile learning is looked at as the starting point for a discussion of this wider impact of societies where mobile devices, systems and technologies have a far wider impact than just mobile learning as it is currently conceived.