Improving students’ creativity in familiar versus unfamiliar mobile-assisted language learning environments

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Rustam Shadiev ◽  
Xueying Wang ◽  
Taoying Liu ◽  
Mengke Yang
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning

scholarly journals A Seamless Learning Design for Mobile Assisted Language Learning: An Iranian Context

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Mohammadi Foomani ◽  
Mohsen Hedayati
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Seamless Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Iranian Context

<p>Recent developments in information communication technology (ICT) have resulted in a paradigm shift in e-Learning and there is a growing interest in developing design-based research (DBR) focusing on learners and their involvement in knowledge sharing in a contextualized mode. The present study reports a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) design with a focus on contextualized student-created content having a seamless learning approach. The students in this study (N= 24) used their mobile devices to take photos and create artifacts to represent English idioms and share them on Padlets with their peers for further discussion and feedback. In the first four weeks of the study, students were taught English idioms and in the following next two weeks they created and shared their own artifacts to represent the learnt idioms. The post-study reflections and results of the interviews and obtained from students and the teacher at the end of study revealed that they favor and support greater learner autonomy achieved by learner-generated context (LGC) which bridges the in-classroom and out-of-classroom learning. The article also highlights the necessity of reconceptualization of teachers and students’ perceptions of mobile use in language learning in Iran.</p>

Language Learning Environments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil Benson
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Do So

This book is the first in-depth examination of the application of theories of space to issues of second language learning. The author outlines a new conceptual framework for researching SLA that centres on the idea of 'language learning environments' and demonstrates that where people learn languages is equally as important as how they do so.

scholarly journals The Use of Keyword Video Captioning on Vocabulary Learning Through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Saleh Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Video Captioning ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Teaching Pronunciation

Video captioning is a useful tool for language learning. In the literature, video captioning has been investigated by many studies and the results indicated that video captioning may foster vocabulary learning. Most of the previous studies have investigated the effect of full captions on vocabulary learning. One of the key aspects of vocabulary learning is pronunciation. However, the use of mobile devices for teaching pronunciation has not been investigated conclusively. Therefore, this paper attempts to examine the effect of implementing keyword video captioning on L2 pronunciation using mobile devices. Thirty-four Arab EFL university learners participated in this study and were randomly assigned to two groups (key-word captioned video and full captioned video). The study is an experimental one in which pre- and post-tests were administered to both groups. The results indicated that keyword captioning is a useful mode to improve learner’s pronunciation. The post test results indicate that there was no statistically significant difference between the two modes of captioning on vocabulary learning. However, learners at keyword video captioning performed better that full video captioning. 

scholarly journals Learners’ Perceptions of the Use of Mobile Technology in a Task-Based Language Teaching Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone L. Calabrich
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Language Schools

<p class="apa">This research explored perceptions of learners studying English in private language schools regarding the use of mobile technology to support language learning. Learners were first exposed to both a mobile assisted and a mobile unassisted language learning experience, and then asked to express their thoughts on the incorporation of mobile devices into the language classroom. The mobile assisted tasks involved learners posting a review online based on a real past experience, as well as using web-search engines to gather enough information to plan a hypothetical trip. Findings revealed overall positive attitudes amongst the students surveyed. Arguments in favour of the incorporation of mobile technology in the language classroom included: the possibility of having access to a range of materials superior in both quality and quantity when using mobile devices to access the Internet, among others. However, a significant amount of scepticism towards Mobile Assisted Language Learning emerged. Arguments against suggested that the format of presentation, rather than the type of task, seemed to constitute a motivational factor that played a psychologically significant role to some of the learners.</p>

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