The Impacts of Distance Interactivity on Learners' Achievements in Online Mobile Language Learning: Social Software and Participatory Learning

Autor/inn/en	Mellati, Morteza; Khademi, Marzieh
Titel	The Impacts of Distance Interactivity on Learners' Achievements in Online Mobile Language Learning: Social Software and Participatory Learning
Quelle	In: International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 10 (2015) 3, S.19-35 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1548-1093
DOI	10.4018/ijwltt.2015070102
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Interaction; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Online Courses; Instructional Effectiveness; Social Media; Student Participation; Foreign Countries; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Interaktion; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Telekommunikationstechnik; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtserfolg; Soziale Medien; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausland
Abstract	The expansion of technological applications such as computers and mobile phones in the past three decades has impacted our life from different perspectives. Language teaching is no exception and like other fields of study, language teaching has also influenced by new language teaching sources and software. More recently, there has been a passionate debate about the usefulness of the smart-phones for educational purposes and their possible uses in English language instruction; therefore, the present study investigated the impacts of interactivity perceptions on EFL learners' achievements in Online Mobile Language Learning (OMLL) course. To conduct the present study, 68 Iranian intermediate EFL learners were chosen among which 43 participated in Online Mobile Language Learning (OMLL) course and 25 others participated in conventional language classrooms. The results of the study demonstrated that OMLL has significant effects on learners' achievements; however, there are some challenges in conducting online mobile language learning (OMLL) courses in Iranian EFL context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01