Based on the article: Twenty Ideas for
Using Mobile Phones in the Language Classroom by Hayo Reinders.
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Who doesn’t have a cellphone? Everybody does and it seems that they came and they will be part of us every time! Something I learned from this article and that every teacher should know was that there are 20 practical ways to use mobile phones to support second language learning, and the advantage is that students can use their cellphones for learning process inside and outside of the classroom. Also, it is easier for students have access to a cellphone than computers, and they have very similar functions as the computer as example emailing, texting, recording, and navigating. What surprised me in this article was how the author presented very creative activities for collaborative learning and communication. Besides, the article took a learning theory that learning is most likely to happen when the information is contextually relevant.
Briefly, all the ideas presented by the
author can offer a lot of opportunities to use cellphones for language learning,
and the most important aspect is that students are very familiar and how to use
a cellphone. I really think it is very challenging for a teacher find a way to
use a mobile device as a learning tool, but this article really present good
examples. For teacher is very challenging
use new technologies in teaching learning process because the use of these tools
increases the workload; however, they can be really attractive and motivating
for students.
Lineth, I agree with you whne you mentioned that everyone has cellphone, and that it is a great way to learn a new language, and that you mentioned the 20 ways that where mentioned in the article, and also that you mentioned that the students are very familiar with the tool the use to learn that is their cellphones. Good Job!
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