Mobile Learning [electronic resource] : Languages, Literacies and Cultures /
Pegrum, M.author.
This book explores the use of mobile devices for teaching and learning language and literacies, investigating the ways in which these technologies open up new educational possibilities. Pegrum builds up a rich picture of contemporary mobile learning and outlines of likely future developments.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 The Mobile Landscape; From e-learning to m-learning; From affordability to affordances; A fuzzy concept of mobile learning; Where to from here?; Vignette 1: Shiny technology masks seismic change (Agnes Kukulska-Hulme); 2 Agendas for Mobile Learning; First agenda: Transforming teaching & learning; Case Study 1: Situated mobile learning in Europe (SIMOLA Project); Second agenda: Developing 21st century skills; Case Study 2: Mobile empowerment in Brazil (iPads for Access Project); Third agenda: Promoting social justice
Vignette 2: The gender digital divide (Alexandra Tyers)Case Study 3: Building literacy in Pakistan (Mobile-Based Post-Literacy Programme); A transitional stage; 3 The Technological Ecosystem; Vignette 3: Profiling the mobility-technology divide (Mike Levy); Mobile hardware; Vignette 4: On the bleeding edge (Lisa Merschel); Mobile connectivity; Case Study 4: Mobile messaging in Sudan & Libya (Learn English SMS Projects); Mobile software; Case Study 5: App support in Cambodia (Khmer App Project); Web meets world; Vignette 5: The promise of augmented reality (Nik Peachey)
The trouble with mobile technologies4 How to Teach Language with Mobile Devices; Where language teaching meets technology; Vignette 6: The potential of IMALL (Trude Heift); Going to the 4 MALLs; Case Study 6: Exploring mobile options in China (Mobiledu Project); Case Study 7: Playing mobile games in India (MILLEE Project); Vignette 7: The lessons of mobile gaming (Hayo Reinders); Case Study 8: Augmented reality gaming in the USA (Mentira Project); Capturing & assessing mobile language learning; 5 What Language to Teach with Mobile Devices; When language goes mobile
Teaching vocabulary & grammarCase Study 9: Spreading vocabulary learning in China (Learn English Project); Vignette 8: Transforming the learning process with mobile technologies (Glenn Stockwell); Teaching reading & writing; Teaching listening & speaking; Case Study 10: Enhancing employment prospects via video in India (Jobseekers Project); Teaching integrated skills; Case Study 11: Learning through the news in the USA & Mexico (Nulu Project); 6 Teaching Literacy/ies with Mobile Devices; Teaching the 2 Rs; Vignette 9: Building more MALLs in Africa (Ronda Zelezny-Green)
Teaching digital literaciesVignette 10: Multimodal texts for literacy learning (Grace Oakley); Case Study 12: Laptops for literacy in Australia (OLPC Project); From intercultural competence to intercultural literacy; Vignette 11: Mobile intercultural blogging (Anna Comas-Quinn & Raquel Mardomingo); Case Study 13: Persuasive mobile in Europe (MASELTOV Project); Mobile literacy in a mixed reality; Case Study 14: Augmented reality learning trails in Singapore (Heritage Trails Project); Case Study 15: Exploring mobile approaches in India (Mobigam Project)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the use of mobile devices for teaching and learning language and literacies, investigating the ways in which these technologies open up new educational possibilities. Pegrum builds up a rich picture of contemporary mobile learning and outlines of likely future developments.
Educational technology.
Language and education.
Language and languages—Study and teaching.
Linguistics.
English language.
Technology and Digital Education.
Language Education.
Language Teaching.
Educational Technology.
Linguistics, general.
English.