A Look at Advanced Learners' Use of Mobile Devices for English Language Study: Insights from Interview Data

Autor/in	Kruk, Mariusz
Titel	A Look at Advanced Learners' Use of Mobile Devices for English Language Study: Insights from Interview Data
Quelle	In: The EUROCALL Review, 25 (2017) 2, S.18-28 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1695-2618
Schlagwörter	Advanced Students; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; English (Second Language); Cognitive Style; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Learning Experience; Learning Processes; Student Needs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Personal Autonomy; Independent Study; College Students; Foreign Countries; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fortgeschrittener; Telekommunikationstechnik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Schülerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Lernerfahrung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Individuelle Autonomie; Selbststudium; Collegestudent; Ausland; Polen
Abstract	The paper discusses the results of a study which explored advanced learners of English engagement with their mobile devices to develop learning experiences that meet their needs and goals as foreign language learners. The data were collected from 20 students by means of a semi-structured interview. The gathered data were subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results of the study demonstrated that, on the one hand, some subjects manifested heightened awareness relating to the advantageous role of mobile devices in their learning endeavors, their ability to reach for suitable tools and retrieve necessary information so as to achieve their goals, meet their needs and adjust their learning of English to their personal learning styles, and on the other, a rather intuitive and/or ad hoc use of their mobile devices in the classroom. (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	2020/1/01