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MOBILE PHONES AS LEARNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS IN THE ESP CLASSROOM…
MOBILE PHONES AS LEARNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL
TOOLS IN THE ESP CLASSROOM by SIMJANOSKA
digital natives and digital immigrants
According to Aaron and Roche (2012:101), “Today‟s millennial
students are digital natives
THE RESULTS
2) The effectiveness of the ESP course with mobile instruction
Effective 70%
Improve proficiency 90%
Phones are user-friendly 50 %
easy, enjoyable 70 %
downloaded apps 90 %
destruction of phones 30%
1) Students’ use of mobile phones during a typical class
The highest number of students used their mobile phones on the purpose of searching data related to the lessons
3) Advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones in the classroom
Advantages
Instant access to online data – 70%
Learning while on the move – 50%
Learning pronunciation – 20%
Fun – 30%
Collaborative learning – 40%
Instant feedback – 70%
Disadvantages
Typing on the screen is not easy – 20%
Lack of Wi-Fi/Slow 3G/4G – 90%
Battery problems – 40%
Downloading materials is time-consuming – 20%
Lacking interactivity – 30%
Technical problems – 40%
4) Limitations of the study
Students' number was small
Effective language teachers should be enthusiastic and creative because language learners can lose their motivation and desire easily (Ellis, 1997:56).
5 Guidelines for implementing technology in the ESP classroom
Use technology to support the pedagogical goals of the class and curriculum
Use technology efficiently
Use technology effectively
Use the technology as a tool
Make the technology accessible to all learners
Literature review
Ware and Helmich (2004) said that digital turn in education inspired many educators
Dickinson (2008) Computer-assisted language learning can promote collaboration
Prensky (2001) "Digital natives". Computers, videogames, digital musical players, video cams, cell phones.
Keegan (2001) defines mobile learning as
running of education on PDAs, pocket PCs and mobile phones.
Laurillard (2007) suggests that the mobility of digital
technologies change the nature of the physical relations between the teacher,he student and
the object of learning.
Importance of technology in ESP classroom.
According to Bloch (2013), technology in ESP teaching has provided access to authentic texts, a tool
for helping with traditional (face-to-face) type of language learning.
1 more item...
With the great development of cell phone functions and features now teachers can also realize the instructional potential of cell phones in EFL/ESP classroom
mobile phones' anytime, anywhere‟ possibilities
Methodogy
Quantitative method, quesionnaire, discussion questions with students
Participants;10 ESP students from the Computer Sciences and
Technology Faculty who were in their second year of studies, i.e. the fourth semester
instruments; 2 questionnaires; discussion about advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones in the classroom