Webinar: The Basics of Mobile Language Learning: Foundations and Opportunities
Abstract
Mobile language learning is not a new concept, but its potential has never been more exciting. As technology evolves (for example, artificial intelligence is added) and our students’ changing habits mean that they increasingly engage with content on the move, mobile tools offer an ever-expanding set of opportunities to make language learning more flexible, engaging, and personalised than ever before. In this session we will cover different conceptions of mobile learning and how these conceptions may influence our practices. We will consider some learning theories that can inform mobile learning pedagogy. Then, focusing in on mobile assisted language learning (MALL), we will review its general scope and examples of applications. We will think about mobile language learners and their needs, before moving on to some principles for designing mobile language learning experiences and noting the metacognitive skills that learners could develop through MALL. The overall benefits and limitations of MALL will also be considered and how to ensure that students have safe and rewarding learning experiences. Finally, we will look at how teachers can support one another when they are experimenting with MALL.
Time: Thursday 14th August, 15:00 PM
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Professor Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, The Open University, UK
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme is Professor Emerita of Learning Technology and Communication in the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK. Her expertise, acquired over 40 years in academia, encompasses mobile learning, online distance education, migrant/refugee learning, and self-directed language learning. She is on the Editorial and Advisory Boards of several journals and is a Past-President of the International Association for Mobile Learning. In addition to well over 300 academic publications and papers, she has co-edited several books and authored policy and practice reports for UNESCO, British Council, Commonwealth of Learning, International Research Foundation for English Language Education and Cambridge University Press. Professor Kukulska-Hulme has led and contributed to several large-scale research projects in the UK and internationally, focusing on the future roles of digital/AI-enabled and mobile technologies and the English language in Higher Education, in informal learning and leisure activities, for access to essential online services, and in teachers’ professional development.
