Theory-based Support for Mobile Language Learning: Noticing and Recording

Theory-based Support for Mobile Language Learning: Noticing and Recording

Second language acquisition

mobile assisted language learning

language learning diaries

noticing

open learner modelling

This paper considers the issue of 'noticing' in second language acquisition, and argues for the potential of handheld devices to: (i) support language learners in noticing and recording noticed features 'on the spot', to help them develop their second language system; (ii) help language teachers better understand the specific difficulties of individuals or those from a particular language background; and (iii) facilitate data collection by applied linguistics researchers, which can be fed back into educational applications for language learning. We consider: theoretical perspectives drawn from the second language acquisition literature, relating these to the practice of writing language learning diaries; and the potential for learner modelling to facilitate recording and prompting noticing in mobile assisted language learning contexts. We then offer guidelines for developers of mobile language learning solutions to support the development of language awareness in learners.

Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes

Bull, Susan

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 3 No. 2 (2009); pp. 12-18

1865-7923

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

2009-03-03

Copyright (c) 2017 Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Susan Bull

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