THE USE OF MOBILE APPS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

Good morning teacher and classmates in this

opportunity I’m going to talk about use of mobile
apps for English learning.
Recently many studies have shown that mobile
learning can provide a lot of possibilities for English
learners to practice language skills on different smart
devices like smartphones, IPads or tablets.
Nowadays, mobile technologies and mobile apps are
becoming an indispensable part for English learning.
This methodology of their use is called mobile
learning (m-learning). Using mobile apps in English
learning has positive effect on students.
There was a study that investigated how mobile apps
can be integrated for English learning and the results
of this study indicated that mobile learning can be
adopted in English lessons and students’ self-study.
Also the results indicated that the mobile apps use
sources related to English lessons, as well as, they
offer an extra support to students to practice English
language (in and after class). It’s important to say
that participating students expressed positive
attitude towards mobile apps for learning.
Also these results indicated that mobile learning is
becoming a salient feature of education as it is a
great opportunity and step forward, and it should be
supported especially thanks to the benefits it brings
for language learning.
THE CONCEPT OF M-LEARNING.
In Mobile Learning, The very term “mobile” stands
for the “mobility” or the ability to move freely and
easily from one place to another. Mobile learning
refers to the implementation of mobile devices in
any branch of study. The features of mobile
technology such as the portability and information
access plays a major role in the enhancement of
English language learning.
Generally, mobile learning can be defined as mobility
of the personal, portable and wireless devices such
as the Smartphone, personal digital assistant (PDA),
iPod, palmtop, laptops used in language learning.