Exploring a Curriculum App and a Social Communication App for EFL Learning

Autor/inn/en	Zou, Bin; Li, Hui; Li, Jiaying
Titel	Exploring a Curriculum App and a Social Communication App for EFL Learning
Quelle	In: Computer Assisted Language Learning, 31 (2018) 7, S.694-713 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zou, Bin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-8221
DOI	10.1080/09588221.2018.1438474
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Software; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Independent Study; Interpersonal Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Attitudes; Social Networks; Foreign Countries; Marketing; English for Academic Purposes; Economics; Majors (Students); China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Telekommunikationstechnik; Selbststudium; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Ausland; Volkswirtschaftslehre
Abstract	Mobile apps are broadly used by students in and after class to improve their language skills. This study aimed to investigate how a curriculum app and a social communication app can be integrated into English language teaching and learning and what sorts of tasks can be employed to enhance learners' EFL learning. A curriculum app was created by the researchers and integrated into English teaching and learning in and out of class. Meanwhile, a social communication app used on mobile phones was also established for communication between students and the teacher. Questionnaires and interviews were conducted so as to explore students' perceptions of these apps. The findings indicated that mobile learning can be adapted in EFL lessons and learners' self-study. The apps providing sources connected to lessons and opportunities for communication offered additional support to students to practice English in and after class. Participants provided positive comments on the two apps for mobile learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01