scholarly journals A aprendizagem de línguas assistida por dispositivos móveis para ultrapassar as barreiras dos alunos relativamente ao treino de pronúncia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcellus Nealy
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Learning Barriers ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Course Material

This paper describes a qualitative investigation of learner’s perceptions of a mobile assisted language learning (MALL) tool for improving attitudes towards English pronunciation study. Our goal was to reduce the barriers to learning and improve learners’ experience. To do this, MALL was implemented via the development of an e-learning app called SOMONA.  The curriculum design of the SOMONA program was based on Judy Gilbert’s Prosody Pyramid framework. The creative design was done intuitively through a series of brainstorming sessions. Simplicity, animation, bright colors and music were implemented as the key design features. Once the app passed usability testing, 20 learners were randomly selected to use the app and complete the English pronunciation course. Afterwards, they were given a survey to evaluate their attitudes towards the course material and the app as a learning tool.  The objective was to determine if SOMONA was an effective way to overcome barriers to learning English pronunciation. The results showed an overwhelmingly positive response from the users and indicated that the application was indeed useful in overcoming learning barriers. More study needs to be done to determine if the app alone is effective in facilitating quantifiable improvement in English pronunciation.

scholarly journals A Seamless Learning Design for Mobile Assisted Language Learning: An Iranian Context

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Mohammadi Foomani ◽  
Mohsen Hedayati
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Seamless Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Iranian Context

<p>Recent developments in information communication technology (ICT) have resulted in a paradigm shift in e-Learning and there is a growing interest in developing design-based research (DBR) focusing on learners and their involvement in knowledge sharing in a contextualized mode. The present study reports a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) design with a focus on contextualized student-created content having a seamless learning approach. The students in this study (N= 24) used their mobile devices to take photos and create artifacts to represent English idioms and share them on Padlets with their peers for further discussion and feedback. In the first four weeks of the study, students were taught English idioms and in the following next two weeks they created and shared their own artifacts to represent the learnt idioms. The post-study reflections and results of the interviews and obtained from students and the teacher at the end of study revealed that they favor and support greater learner autonomy achieved by learner-generated context (LGC) which bridges the in-classroom and out-of-classroom learning. The article also highlights the necessity of reconceptualization of teachers and students’ perceptions of mobile use in language learning in Iran.</p>

Portable Handheld Language Learning from CALL MALL to PALL

2011 ◽  
pp. 539-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaka Chaka
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Computer Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
The Future ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter explores aspects of portable handheld language learning that are likely to benefit many mobile assisted language learning (MALL) practitioners. Portable handheld language learning refers to mobile, virtual, and ubiquitous language learning mediated through mobile handheld devices. Currently, both computer assisted language learning (CALL) and MALL seem to dominate the act of language learning. Against this background the chapter first provides a brief review of CALL, highlighting CALL technologies helping mediate language learning. Second, it delineates features typifying e-Learning and contends that CALL is more closely linked to traditional e-Learning than MALL. Third, it provides empirical instances of MALL and argues that the future of language learning lies more with MALL and especially with pen assisted language learning (PALL) than with CALL. Finally, it maintains that an all-encompassing and multidimensional definition of mobile learning is necessary if MALL is to evolve into a mainstream virtual learning enterprise.

scholarly journals PEMBELAJARAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION MELALUI MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (MALL): POTENSI DAN HAMBATAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Poppy Sofia Hidayati ◽  
Abdul Rosyid
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
English Education ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Learning English

TOWARD MALL IN LEARNING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION: POTENTIALS AND PITFALLS In this era of technology, the use of mobile phone, which is wireless, personal, networking, and ubiquitous have influenced every aspect of human life. Using mobile technology in language learning would give opportunity to learn outside the conventional class and decrease English learning problems in EFL setting. By using mobile phone, the learners could access information and develop it across space, be connected to the others and explore their ability more. This study aimed at investigating the use of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in learning English Pronunciation. This study was qualitative approach which employed case study as the method. The study involved 30 students English Education Study Program. The data are gathered from observation, questionnaire, and Focused Group Discussion (FGD). The result shows that the use of MALL has benefited the students in enhance their ability in English Pronunciation through ELSA Speak application. The pitfalls mostly lay in the problems of signal and network in the learning process. Thus, MALL should be integrated in learning English process since it is perceived to be useful to enhance students’ performance in learning English.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study on Reading Aloud and Learning English by the Use of the Reading Assistant SRS

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (21) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Jingjing Li
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Reading Aloud ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Reading Assistant

This paper investigates the English pronunciation skills and its integration with other language skills when adopting the computer-assisted curriculum design. And it further explores the effectiveness of the Speech Recognition System (SRS) that was incorporated into a traditional English pronunciation class in China. During the course of this study, English majors who completed the SRS procedure for one year were examined in discrete aspects for the relationship between their reading aloud proficiency and language proficiency. The results show that the experimental groups with the SRS reading system curriculum design showed great effectiveness in improving learners’ reading aloud proficiency. As compared with traditional training methods for English oral reading, the computer-assisted form of oral training improved the students’ listening, pronunciation, reading, and writing skills. The SRS system also was found to be conducive to enhancing students’ interest in language learning and in cultivating their acceptance of self-directed learning.

scholarly journals PRONUNCIATION LEARNING, PARTICIPATION, AND ATTITUDE ENHANCEMENT THROUGH MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (MALL)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Alfi Hidayatu Miqawati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Study Program ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Technological Learning ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
English Pronunciation

: A mobile application, Tflat English Pronunciation, is proposed in the teaching of pronunciation for it possesses features that can assist students when learning how to enunciate English words and identify English phonemic symbols.� Thus, this study presents the results of the implementation of Tflat English Pronunciation mobile courseware to gain the ability of the first semester students of English Study Program Politeknik Negeri Jember in pronouncing English words. This study is a collaborative classroom action research. Thirty students enrolling in Pronunciation class at English Study Program Politeknik Negeri Jember were taken as the source of data. The result showed that the materials and practices in Tflat courseware could enrich students' pronunciation learning, improve their participation, and nurture a positive attitude toward technological learning. The findings of this study also depict the potential and power of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) to encourage students to engage in classroom activities and monitor their learning. Hence, it can be concluded that MALL is pivotal and can be one alternative to facilitate students� pronunciation learning.�

The English Camps as Method of Promoting Fun English at Elementary School Level in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Meida Rachmawati ◽  
Suzana Widjajanti ◽  
Ahmad Ahmad ◽  
Aslan Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Level ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Scientific Publications

This article aimed to promote English in elementary school students through a fun learning method, called the Fun English Camp. Several studies had been conducted to encounter the best solution to handle this issue. The researchers used PRISMA Protocol as an instrument to collect the data that has been widely used in the process of selecting relevant articles. The researchers reviewed twenty five scientific publications, related to Fun English Camp that has become an English learning approach for beginner students. Through a review of twenty five scientific publications, for instance book and journal, the researchers got scientific evidence that introduction of a learning method with the term Fun English camp has an impact on promoting language learning for elementary school children in Indonesia. Thus, the fun English camp method can be an interesting method to be applied by elementary school curriculum design in Indonesia. Keywords: English Camps, Learning Method, Fun English Learning

Rancang Bangun E-Learning Pronounciation Bahasa Inggris STKIP Setiabudhi Rangkasbitung Berbasis Web

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dentik Karyaningsih ◽  
Puji Siswanto
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
System Development ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Education Study ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
E Learning

Lecture courses in the English Language Education Study Program of STKIP Setiabudhi Rangkasbitung are still conducted in face-to-face class, so the students who do not attend lectures cannot know the pronunciation material at that time, because the Pronunciation course is a practical course in the English pronunciation system. The E-Learning Pronunciation is built so that lectures can be carried out anywhere and anytime without reducing the quality of the teaching and learning process. Therefore, the students who are left behind can continue to follow the Pronunciation course material, as well as habituating students in utilizing communication and information technology. E-Learning Pronunciation is important to be built to improve the ability of students’ pronunciation when doing distance learning, so that students are clearer and more firm in understanding Pronunciation so that there are no errors in English pronunciation. Participants in this study were first semester students of English education study programs. This study uses an experimental research design with the Prototype System development method and system of testing uses Black box testing.

The Effect of Using Flipped Classroom Model to Improve Iraqi EFL Learners’ Pronunciation in English at University Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (40) ◽  
pp. 631-654
Author(s):  
Khaldoon Waleed Husam Al-Mofti
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

For Iraqi EFL learners who are studying English pronunciation in a traditional instruction method often requires more effort and hard work. Thus, using new methods of teaching such as the flipped classroom model (FCM) is necessary to facilitate learning and improve performance. Hence, this study reports on explanatory research that investigates the effect of using the FCM in the teaching of English pronunciation for Iraqi EFL learners at the university level. The study implemented mixed research methods for data collection in a quasi-experimental analysis. Therefore, two tests were conducted on the assigned groups to measure the effect of the FCM before and after the intervention. Besides, a questionnaire and interviews were used on the experiment group students to collect data about their perceptions of the FCM. The study length (lasted)  was 15 weeks and is comprised of 60 students from the department of English, College of Arts at the University of Anbar. The students were divided into two groups, experimental, and control with 30 students in each group. The findings revealed that there was a significant statistical difference between the two groups in favour of the experimental group with better performance, indicating that the FCM has considerably assisted the Iraqi EFL learners to improve their English pronunciation. Moreover, the students expressed their positive feedback and satisfaction on the use of the FCM in their responses to the questionnaire and the interviews. As such, the current study recommends further research to study the effect of applying the FCM in areas and disciplines other than language learning.

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