Implementing Mobile Language Learning Technologies in Japan [electronic resource] / by Steve McCarty, Hiroyuki Obari, Takeshi Sato.

By: McCarty, Steve [author.]Contributor(s): Obari, Hiroyuki [author.] | Sato, Takeshi [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in EducationPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017Description: X, 97 p. 36 illus. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811024511Subject(s): Education | Educational technology | Language and education | Education | Educational Technology | Language EducationAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 371.33 LOC classification: LC8-6691Online resources: e-book Full-text access
Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction: Contextualizing Mobile Language Learning in Japan -- Chapter 2 Mobile Language Learning Pedagogy: A Sociocultural Perspective -- Chapter 3 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Case Study: Smartphone App LINE for EFL Peer Learning -- Chapter 4 Osaka Jogakuin University Case Study: Mobilizing the EFL Curriculum and Campus Infrastructure with iPods and iPads -- Chapter 5 Aoyama Gakuin University Case Study: Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms utilizing Mobile Devices -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: Implementing Language Learning in a Mobile-Oriented Society.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book explores theoretical and practical aspects of implementing mobile language learning in university classrooms for English as a Foreign Language in Japan. The technologies utilized, such as smartphones, iPads, and wi-fi, integrate students' hand-held devices into the campus network infrastructure. The pedagogical aims of ubiquitous mobile learning further incorporate social media, blended learning, and flipped classroom approaches into the curriculum. Chapter 1 defines mobile language learning within dimensions of e-learning and technology-assisted language learning, prior to tracing the development of mobile learning in Japan. Chapter 2 documents the sociocultural theory underpinning the authors' humanistic approach to implementation of mobile technologies. The sociocultural pedagogy represents a global consensus of leading educators that also recognizes the agency of Asian learners and brings out their capability for autonomous learning. Case studies of universities, large and small, public and private, are organized similarly in Chapters 3 to 5. Institutional/pedagogical and technological context sections are followed by detailed content on the implementation of initiatives, assessment of effectiveness, and recommendations for other institutions. Distinct from a collection of papers, this monograph tells a story in brief book length about theorizing and realizing mobile language learning, describing pioneering and original initiatives of importance to practitioners in other educational contexts.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Contextualizing Mobile Language Learning in Japan -- Chapter 2 Mobile Language Learning Pedagogy: A Sociocultural Perspective -- Chapter 3 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Case Study: Smartphone App LINE for EFL Peer Learning -- Chapter 4 Osaka Jogakuin University Case Study: Mobilizing the EFL Curriculum and Campus Infrastructure with iPods and iPads -- Chapter 5 Aoyama Gakuin University Case Study: Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms utilizing Mobile Devices -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: Implementing Language Learning in a Mobile-Oriented Society.

This book explores theoretical and practical aspects of implementing mobile language learning in university classrooms for English as a Foreign Language in Japan. The technologies utilized, such as smartphones, iPads, and wi-fi, integrate students' hand-held devices into the campus network infrastructure. The pedagogical aims of ubiquitous mobile learning further incorporate social media, blended learning, and flipped classroom approaches into the curriculum. Chapter 1 defines mobile language learning within dimensions of e-learning and technology-assisted language learning, prior to tracing the development of mobile learning in Japan. Chapter 2 documents the sociocultural theory underpinning the authors' humanistic approach to implementation of mobile technologies. The sociocultural pedagogy represents a global consensus of leading educators that also recognizes the agency of Asian learners and brings out their capability for autonomous learning. Case studies of universities, large and small, public and private, are organized similarly in Chapters 3 to 5. Institutional/pedagogical and technological context sections are followed by detailed content on the implementation of initiatives, assessment of effectiveness, and recommendations for other institutions. Distinct from a collection of papers, this monograph tells a story in brief book length about theorizing and realizing mobile language learning, describing pioneering and original initiatives of importance to practitioners in other educational contexts.

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