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Author McCarty, Steve, author

Title Implementing mobile language learning technologies in Japan / Steve McCarty, Takeshi Sato, Hiroyuki Obari
Published Singapore : Springer, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 97 pages)
Series SpringerBriefs in Education, 2211-1921
SpringerBriefs in education, 2211-1921
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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Japan
Language and languages -- Computer-assisted instruction.
Mobile communication systems in education -- Japan
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
Mobile communication systems in education
Language and languages -- Computer-assisted instruction
English language -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Education
Educational technology
Language and education
Japan
Form Electronic book
Author Obari, Hiroyuki, author
Satō, Takeshi (Professor of language and culture studies), author
ISBN 9789811024511
9811024510