Mobile Assisted Language Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Stockwell
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning

The increased use of sophisticated mobile devices opens up new possibilities and challenges for language teachers and learners, which has led to an increasing need to consider issues relating to mobile technologies specifically. To date, there is no comprehensive book-length treatment of issues relating to mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). This book fills that gap, providing a resource for present and future language teachers, and for graduate students of applied linguistics and TESOL, to understand how mobile devices can best be used for language teaching. It is founded on existing research, practice and theory, and offers a balanced perspective, based on the author's own experiences with mobile learning - considering the limitations of such an approach, as well as the benefits. Written in a practical and approachable tone, it provides a much-needed guide to MALL, and its fascinating insights promote further debate within the field.

scholarly journals Using mobile technologies for studying foreign languages

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-321
Author(s):  
Mariia Viktorovna Drygina
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Process Visibility

In our modern world mobile devices play an important role in the learning process and provide more opportunities for access to educational resources. The use of mobile devices in the learning process is a promising direction that attracts researchers all over the world. Although mobile devices are widely used and they are accessible means of studying, they are still not perceived as means of foreign language learning. The use of mobile technologies will make it possible not only to induce the learning process visibility, divisiveness and interaction, but also to improve the quality of education, and to expand the possibilities for both students and teachers. The paper presents a systematic review of resources on the problem of mobile assisted language learning. The results of the research have shown that this method is widely used by researchers in Scandinavian countries. The classification has been made on the basis of the existing concept of mobile learning. In addition, the paper describes main technical, pedagogical and psychosocial factors which influence the development of modern resources for mobile learning of foreign languages.

scholarly journals Impacts of mobile technologies, systems and resources on language learning: A systematic review of selected journal publications from 2007-2016

2018 ◽  
pp. 375-388 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Personal Digital Assistants ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Future Work

This study examined the mobile-assisted language learning studies published from 2007 to 2016 in selected journals from the aspects of adopted mobile devices, mobile learning systems/resources, and the benefits and challenges of utilizing mobile devices or learning systems/resources. The results revealed that the traditional mobile devices (e.g., Personal Digital Assistants, PDAs) and the current popular mobile devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet PCs) were frequently adopted for language learning in different time periods, while wearable devices have not been adopted by any language learning research so far. In addition, most of the studies used researcher-developed learning systems/resources, while the use of educational affordances of free applications or resources needs to be promoted. Furthermore, the abundant benefits of using mobile devices or mobile learning systems/resources for language acquisition were found in many studies, such as providing substantial chances for learning, and providing or building authentic environments for learners’ meaningful knowledge construction; on the other hand, the studies also reported several challenges (e.g., insufficient practice time and the lack of effective learning strategies) to be overcome in the future. Finally, several suggestions are provided for researchers or practitioners to conduct their future work.

scholarly journals An overview of mobile assisted language learning: From content delivery to supported collaboration and interaction

ReCALL ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme ◽  
Lesley Shield
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning

AbstractMobile learning is undergoing rapid evolution. While early generations of mobile learning tended to propose activities that were carefully crafted by educators and technologists, learners are increasingly motivated by their personal learning needs, including those arising from greater mobility and frequent travel. At the same time, it is often argued that mobile devices are particularly suited to supporting social contacts and collaborative learning - claims that have obvious relevance for language learning. 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. In particular, we were interested in speaking and listening practice and in the possibilities for both synchronous and asynchronous interaction in the context of online and distance learning. We reflect on how mobile language learning has developed to date and suggest directions for the future.

scholarly journals The Use of the Educational Function of Media in Foreign Language Teaching

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Kinga Bajorek ◽  
Sławomir Gawroński
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Mobile Technologies

Abstract The use of mass communication in the field of foreign language teaching is not a new phenomenon, because traditional media have been in use in this area for a few decades. Nowadays, however, several tendencies confirming the scale of this phenomenon can be observed. Mass media, and new media in particular, are used both in the process of self-education and as an important tool used by foreign language teachers. Technological progress, the communication revolution, the spread of the Internet, and the development of new media and mobile technologies offer modern and more effective methods of language education. This article reviews the conditions relating to the relationship between mass media and language learning, taking into account the possibility of using one of the key functions of mass communication, namely its educational function. The authors, using literature analysis, defined and analyzed the causes of specific symbiosis between media tools and technologies as well as the methodology used in the field of foreign language teaching.

scholarly journals About Using Mobile Learning Methods in Foreign Language Learning In NonLinguistic Institutions of Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-278
Author(s):  
Nataliia Skrypnyk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Communication Devices

The article is devoted to the analysis of the methods of mobile learning in relation to foreign language learning in institutions of higher education and systematization of their practical use. Despite the fact that mobile devices with internet access are becoming more and more widespread among students and teachers, mobile learning, in foreign language learning in particular, is not common in non-linguistic institutions of higher education nowadays. The concepts of «mobile learning», «mobile technologies» have been described. Mobile learning of a foreign language should be understood as a form of learning process organization and control based on the use of mobile communication devices, where students can develop and improve their language skills, form socio-cultural and intercultural competences in order to use a foreign language as a means of communication in the social and professional sphere anywhere and at any time. Mobile technologies involve the use of mobile devices, access to training aids, forms of educational interaction and forms of training materials and tasks. The didactic possibilities of mobile technologies have been considered. They include accessibility by means of mobile devices; the possibility of storing and transmitting information of various formats; the possibility to post comments or make changes to the content; possibility of using them as information resources; the possibility of organizing a network discussion; the possibility to perform group and individual projects. The didactic and methodical functions of mobile technologies when learning foreign language have been presented. The requirements to mobile learning programs and advantages of their using have been covered. The disadvantages and problems of using mobile learning in foreign language learning have been given. Division of practical using methods of mobile learning in relation to foreign language learning in non-linguistic institutions of higher education into five groups has been presented. Each group has been grounded and illustrated with examples.

scholarly journals MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING FOR ENGINEERS

2019 ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Jatin Kapadiya
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Web ◽  
Web 3.0 ◽  
Language Pedagogy ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning

This paper is meant to provide a brief introduction to a variety of emerging Web 3.0 and mobile technologies and its application that can be used in Foreign Language Teaching and Second Language Teaching. Especially, the unique potential and anticipated growth of mobile technologies for language production and consumption are discussed as an ideal opportunity to improve the reliability, involvement and functionality, and overall effectiveness of language learning within and beyond the classroom. A number of representatives‟ mobile Web 3.0 technologies will be examined and their applications to language pedagogy will be elucidated in conjunction with relevant shifts of second language acquisition theory and instructional praxis. Implications for future innovation and opportunities for additional research will be discussed.

scholarly journals MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTIMIZING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AT UNIVERSITY

InterConf ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Lesia Konoplianyk ◽  
Yuliia Pryshupa
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Personalized Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Mobile Technologies

The article analyses the methodological potential of applying mobile technologies for optimizing foreign language teaching at a technical university. The authors specify the term “mobile learning”, analyze various mobile technologies used in foreign language teaching, indicate their advantages, and identify the language skills (reading, listening, speaking, or writing) of the undergraduates, which can be developed by using mobile technologies in foreign language learning. The study reveals the opportunities for applying these technologies for creating a personalized learning environment for students that will help transform them into active and engaged learners.

Mobile Technologies as Boundary Objects in the Hands of Student Teachers of Languages Inside and Outside the University

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Gajek
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Boundary Objects ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Weekly Schedule ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
The University

This paper presents the use of mobile devices by students of linguistics, future foreign language teachers, outside the university and in-campus, and their vision of the potential usefulness of such devices for language learning at tertiary level. As various characteristics of mobile devices influence their usability, users select a device to fit specific needs. This article discusses student teachers' preferences of the use of mobile devices in the light of boundary objects theory (Star, Griesemer, 1989; Star 2010). Although they use mobile phones mainly for communication and orientation in both contexts, the funcionalities are different. For example, they use phone calls outside the university versus sms in-campus, city public-transport website versus weekly schedule. The device turns out to be so flexible that allows for a selective use of its functionality depending on the context.

Student Preferences for M-Learning in Higher Education Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Mustafa Azmi Bingol
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Northern Iraq ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Special Studies

It is inevitable to use different high-tech devices, particularly smart phones, in today’s rapid life. As a result, educators who work in this sector try to take advantage of developing technology in order to implement the teaching and learning process. Nevertheless, applying mobile learning to educational institutions requires special studies in order to adapt and implement the materials. Due to this reason, it is necessity to make a much more decent research on the acceptance of m-learning by students in terms of setting up m-learning systems in universities. The main goal of this research is to find out the students’ acceptance of mobile learning in Northern Iraq. The questionnaires were used to guide the educators to comprehend the research aim unambiguously and clearly. This study involves three primary research questions that propose to solve with the analysis of the findings, which are gathered by conducting questionnaires: How do university students accept mobile learning through devices inside and outside of the class? What is their level of mobile usage as a learning tool? And whether the students are ready to adapt mobile-assisted language learning. As a result of the research more than half of the students has revealed a positive attitude to use mobile devices in the process of learning. And most of them agree that mobile devices could be used as a learning tool. According to the last section of the questionnaire, students are ready to adopt mobile learning.

scholarly journals Caratteristiche e implicazioni di una glottodidattica mobile. Un possibile quadro teorico-metodologico di riferimento

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
Diana Peppoloni
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Asynchronous Mode ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Definition Of

Il presente contributo intende fornire una riflessione sulle potenzialità dell’utilizzo del Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) nella didattica delle lingue a distanza. Il MALL integra l’uso dei dispositivi mobili nel processo di insegnamento linguistico (Bezircilioğlu, 2016), costituendo una modalità motivante per gli studenti, che utilizzano strumenti familiari per elaborare nuova conoscenza. In base al principio dell’anytime, anywhere (Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2008), gli apprendenti possono rapportarsi con il docente e i propri pari da luoghi diversi e consultare i materiali anche in modalità asincrona (Chuang, 2016). A partire dalla definizione di MALL, ci si è chiesti quali siano i benefici e i limiti di tale approccio, nonché le sue implicazioni glottodidattiche. Le risposte a tali interrogativi si inseriscono in un quadro teorico-metodologico dedicato allo sviluppo di una glottodidattica mobile standardizzata, in cui vengono forniti anche esempi di attività utili in un corso di lingua a distanza. Parole chiave: MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING, DIDATTICA A DISTANZA, MOBILITÀ This study aims to provide further reflections on the potential of using Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in remote language teaching. MALL integrates the use of mobile devices into the language teaching process (Bezircilioğlu, 2016), fostering students’ motivation as they use familiar tools to process new knowledge. Given the “anytime-anywhere” principle (Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2008), students can interact with each other and with their teacher, from different places while also consulting resources in asynchronous mode (Chuang, 2016). Starting from the definition of MALL, we question this approach in terms of its benefits and limitations, including its implications for language teaching. The answers to these questions become part of a theoretical-methodological context dedicated to the development of a standardized mobile language teaching, in which examples of useful class activities in a remote language learning course can be found. Key words: MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING, REMOTE TEACHING, MOBILITY Esta contribución tiene como objetivo profundizar en la reflexión sobre el potencial que tiene la utilización del aprendizaje de lenguas mediante tecnología móvil, en inglés Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), en la didáctica de lenguas a distancia. El enfoque MALL integra el uso de dispositivos móviles en el proceso de enseñanza de lenguas (Bezircilioğlu, 2016) fomentando así la motivación del alumnado a medida que este utiliza herramientas que le resultan familiares para procesar el nuevo conocimiento. Con base en el principio “en cualquier lugar y momento” (Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2008), el alumnado puede interactuar entre iguales y con su profesor desde diferentes lugares mientras consulta al mismo tiempo recursos de manera asíncrona (Chuang, 2016). Partiendo de la definición del MALL, cuestionamos los beneficios y las limitaciones de este enfoque, además de sus implicaciones para la enseñanza de lenguas. Las respuestas a estas cuestiones pasan a formar parte de un contexto teórico-metodológico dedicado al desarrollo de una enseñanza estandarizada de lenguas a través de dispositivos móviles en el que se pueden encontrar ejemplos de actividades útiles en un curso de aprendizaje de lenguas a distancia. Palabras clave: APRENDIZAJE MEDIANTE TECNOLOGÍA MÓVIL; ENSEÑANZA A DISTANCIA; MOVILIDAD

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