Affordable mobile learning: Conventional cell phones for English as a foreign language teaching
| Main Author: | Martiz, Gisela |
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| Format: | Proceeding eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2011
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3560037 |
Daftar Isi:
- The increasing use of cell phones among teenagers and young adults has contributed to the growth of mobile learning in different educational fields, including English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching. However, many learners in Latin American countries have limited access to this new learning modality due mainly to economic factors. It is necessary to provide EFL students with affordable mobile learning activities that will allow them to enhance their language learning experience. The present paper addresses an overview of mobile learning, including definitions and learning theory approaches used in its implementation. After presenting several studies on cell phone use for EFL teaching, this paper discusses several alternatives to implement more affordable activities to students using conventional cell phones. The final sections present potential advantages and disadvantages of cell phones as teaching tools, ending with recommendations for possible implementations.