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Report from UNESCO Mobile Learning Week:Its aims are: To present the initial findings of the regional reviews of mobile learning in the Middle East and Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America, while paying special attention to policies that promote mobile learning as well as effective ways in which mobile technologies can be utilized for teacher support and professional development....
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F E A T U R E D P R O J E C T
Project Leader: Tony Fisher, University of Nottingham
Title: Comparison of mobile technologies for language learning
A study of vocabulary learning while reading compared three types of
mobile technology: paper books, e-books with dictionaries, and e-books
with adaptive software for vocabulary learning. The results showed small
vocabulary gains for all three conditions, with no significant
difference between the technologies. A survey and focus group
interviews indicated that the students failed to engage fully with any
of the technologies and while they found the papers book easy to use and
annotate, the mobile devices enabled them quickly to look up the
meanings of words. The additional functions of the adaptive device
offered some additional engagement, but did not substantially assist the
vocabulary learning....
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