A Review of MALL: From Categories to Implementation. The Case of Apple's iPad

Autor/in	Morgana, Valentina
Titel	A Review of MALL: From Categories to Implementation. The Case of Apple's iPad
Quelle	In: The EUROCALL Review, 27 (2019) 2, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1695-2618
Schlagwörter	Handheld Devices; Computer Assisted Instruction; Instructional Innovation; Learning Activities; Teaching Methods; Case Studies; Trend Analysis; Educational Trends; Student Attitudes; Language Skills; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Teacher Attitudes; Secondary School Students; Language Teachers; Task Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Lernaktivität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Trendanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; Sekundarschüler; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Aufgabenanalyse
Abstract	The use of mobile devices inside and outside formal settings is often associated with innovative practices in the design of language learning activities. This often implies the reconceptualization of language learning tasks and of the role of the teacher in the mobile classroom. In order to investigate current research and practices in secondary and higher education a review of recent studies in the field of MALL has been undertaken with the main aim of identifying main trends, implementation practices and research gaps. This paper presents a synthesis of the literature by analysing the four different MALL categories, as presented in Pegrum (2014) and selecting a series of case studies and trends that may be implemented in various educational settings with a specific focus on the use of the iPad in second language settings. The review sought to provide a picture of the various options of MALL task-design and recent implementation practices in secondary and higher education using a specific tablet device. General findings show that many studies are more descriptive than innovative and advocate the implementation of larger and long-term research studies on how mobile devices, and the iPad in particular, are impacting language teaching and learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL). EUROCALL Headquarters, School of Modern Languages, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK. Tel: +34-67-943-1283; Web site: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01