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Effectiveness of vocabulary learning via mobile phone.

Whereas the penetration of mobile phones in Asian countries keeps climbing, little research has explored the application of the short message service (SMS) in second language learning. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of SMS vocabulary lessons of limited lexical information on the small...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 515 - 526
Autor principal: Lu M
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2008
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        au: Lu M
        affil: National Keelung Vocational High School, 11F No. 75, Nuannuan St. 570 alley, Keelung City 205, Taiwan. Email: marina32.tw@yahoo.com.tw
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          Education, Non-Traditional
          English as a Second Language Education
          Student Satisfaction
          Vocabulary Education
          Wireless Communications Utilization
          Achievement Tests
          Adolescence
          Descriptive Statistics
          Interviews
          Motivation
          Outcomes of Education
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Pretest-Posttest Design
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          Schools, Secondary
          Students, High School
          T-Tests
          Taiwan
          Time
          Two-Tailed Test
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: Whereas the penetration of mobile phones in Asian countries keeps climbing, little research has explored the application of the short message service (SMS) in second language learning. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of SMS vocabulary lessons of limited lexical information on the small screens of mobile phones. Thirty high school students were randomly distributed into two groups and given two sets of English words either on paper or through SMS messages during two weeks. Students recognized more vocabulary during the post-test after reading the regular and brief SMS lessons than they did after reading the relatively more detailed print material. Qualitative data from interviews offer information about the learning process as well as the benefits and limitations of m-learning. Results of the questionnaires show that students in general hold positive attitudes towards learning vocabulary via mobile phone. On the other hand, technological limitations, unfamiliar presentations and learning activities may prevent students from reading SMS lessons.
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