Positive Effects of Mobile Learning on Foreign Language Learning

In our increasingly mobile world, portable devices play a central role in ensuring the continuity of the learning process and they also provide access toeducation and training. Mobile learning technologies become a valuable addition to traditional learning techniques, as students have the opportunit...

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Published in:TEM Journal 2018-11, Vol.7 (4), p.837-841
Main Authors: Kuimova, Marina, Burleigh, Douglas, Uzunboylu, Hüseyin, Bazhenov, Ruslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Access to education
Cellular telephones
Colleges & universities
Communication
Educational technology
Electronic devices
Foreign language learning
Foreign languages
ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Language
Learning
Lifelong learning
Literacy
Multimedia
Online instruction
Portable computers
Portable equipment
Reading comprehension
Students
Teachers
Teaching
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Summary:In our increasingly mobile world, portable devices play a central role in ensuring the continuity of the learning process and they also provide access toeducation and training. Mobile learning technologies become a valuable addition to traditional learning techniques, as students have the opportunity toparticipate in educational activities at any time and place. This paper reviews the benefits and challenges of mobile learning and its prospects for foreign language learning. Experiments at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University indicate that mobile learning can be a helpful tool to accelerate learning, encourage both independent and collaborative learning experiences, provide valuable interactions, enhance opportunities for language practice and promotelifelong learning.
ISSN:2217-8309
2217-8333
DOI:10.18421/TEM74-22