THEORETICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS OF VARIOUS MOBILE APPLICATIONS USED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

• Authors: Melissa Small
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This review of the theoretical framework for Mastery Learning Theory and Sense of Community theories is provided in conjunction with a review of the literature for mobile technology in relation to language learning. Although empirical research is minimal for mobile phone technology as an aid for language learning, the empirical research that exists positively points toward mobile phone technology as a tool that is becoming more widely used and accepted by second language teachers. A conceptual application of the theoretical frameworks is applied to the use of mobile phone technology as a teaching aid for language learners, with the conclusion that there is an overlap worth researching empirically.

Keywords

EN

mobile phone technology; language learning; Mastery Learning Theory; Sense of Community

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 35-46

Contributors

author

Melissa Small

• Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia, USA

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