An Outline on Mobile Language Learning

Technological Advances on Language Learning: Ballance’s (2012) Commentary

Purpose: To summarize Ballance’s (2012) commentary on Stockwell’s (2012) article about technological – assisted language learning.

Audience: English for Academic Purposes tutors and mates at a distance learning program.

Thesis statement: Mobile Phones as the preferred tool for language learning.

I-    Technological innovation for learning

a.       Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) roots

b.      Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) arisen

c.       MALL over CALL preference

II-  Mobile Assisted Language Learning activities

a-      Dead time

b-      Learning activities suitability

References

Ballance O. J. (2012). Mobile language learning: More than just “the platform”. Language            Learning & Technology, 16 (3), 21 – 23. University of Nottingham Ningbo. Retrieved from   http://llt.msu.edu/issues/october2012/ballance.pdf