Cambridge Core Home > Journals > RECALL > Volume201ssue3 > An overview of mobil assisted language learning: rom English | Frangals An overview of mobile assisted language learning: From content delivery to supported collaboration and interaction Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2008 ‘Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and Lesley Shield Article Metrics Artie contents Abstract Mobile learning is undergoing rapid evolution. While early generations of mobile learning tended to propose activities that were carefully crafted by educators and technologists, learners are increasingly motivated by their personal learning needs, including those arising from greater mobility and frequent travel. At the same time, it is often argued that mobile devices are particularly suited to supporting social contacts and collaborative learning - claims that have obvious relevance for language learning. A review of publications reporting mobile- assisted language learning (MALL) was undertaken to discover how far mobile devices are being used to support social contact and collaborative learning. In particular, we were interested in speaking and listening practice and in the possibilities for both synchronous and asynchronous interaction in the context of online and distance learning. We reflect on how mobile language learning has developed to date and suggest directions for the future. KeywordsMALL m-learning collaboration _— distance learning —_independent learning Type Research Article Information ReCALL, Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2008, pp. 271 - 289 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344008000335 Copyright Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 2008 354 Related content Article Research trends in mobile assisted language learning from 2000 to 2012 Guler Duman, Gunseli Orhon and Nuray Gedik ReCA\ Published online: 21 July 2014 Article ‘The potential of using a mobile phone to access the Internet for learning EFL listening skills within a Korean context Ki Chune Nah, Peter White and Roland Sussex ReCAL Published online: 21 August 2008 Chapter Digital Media in the Language Classroom Rosemary Erlam, Jenefer Philp and Diana Feick Teaching Languages to Adolescent LearnersPupuisned oniine: 1/ September 2021 Article ‘Twenty years of MALL project implementation Jack Burston of learning outcomes ReCALL Published online: 24 March 2014 Book Creating Effective Blended Language Learning Courses Daria Mizza and Fernando Rubio Creating Effective Blended Language Learning Courses: A Research-Based Guide from Planning to Evaluation Published online: 18 September 2020 Article Learning motivation and adaptive video caption filtering for EFL learners using handheld d Ching-Kun Hsu ReCALL Published online: 23 May 2014 Article Effects of gloss type on text recall and incidental vocabulary learning in mobile-assisted L2 listening Fidel Gakmak and Gulcan Ercetin R Published online: 17 July 2017 Article Challenges faced by modern foreign language teacher trainees in using handheld pocket PCs (Personal Digital Assistants) to support their teaching and learning Jocelyn Wishart ReCALL Published online: 21 August 2008 Article Will mobile learning change language learning? ‘Agnes Kukulska-Hulme R Published online: 1 May 2009,Powered by UNSILO