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Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes and Shield, Lesley
(2008).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344008000335
Abstract
Mobile 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.
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- Item ORO ID
- 11617
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1474-0109
- Extra Information
- Also translated into Basque: HIZPIDE 85: 3-23, 2015
- Keywords
- mobile learning; mobile language learning; mobile assisted language learning; MALL; collaboration; distance learning; independent learning
- Academic Unit or School
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Institute of Educational Technology (IET)
Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics
Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) - Research Group
- Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET)
- Copyright Holders
- © 2008 European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning
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- Agnes Kukulska-Hulme