期刊名称:The Journal of Teaching English With Technology
印刷版ISSN:1642-1027
出版年度:2018
卷号:18
期号:3
页码:105-125
出版社:IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group
摘要:The purpose of this paper is to examine how effective mobile devices are in the process ofteaching and learning English through the perspective of university students. The research isaimed at finding out whether using mobile apps for learning purposes, in particular, forlearning English is of interest for students and look at potential ways of learning thelanguage. It also aims at exploring potential of educational applications downloaded tostudents’ mobile phones in terms of their integration into the classroom activities atuniversity for the purposes of learning English. To fully conceptualize the research in mobileteaching and learning, the authors addressed the mentioned problem by using Google Forms.An online questionnaire was created and sent to students with responses collected in anonline spreadsheet and was further analyzed by the authors. 102 representatives from 16countries who study at 4 universities located in Poland and Ukraine took part in the survey.To link the reported mobile device use obtained from the questionnaire and its actual use forlanguage learning the follow-up interviews for the subset of students were conducted with therelevant conclusions drawn. The issue of using mobile devices in the process of universitystudy as an educational tool was investigated and proposed to potentially expand perceptionsof tutorial experience of how we view teaching and learning English.
关键词:mobile teaching and learning; mobile devices; educational apps; university;students