Abstract :
There is an increase use of wireless technologies in education all over the
world. In fact, wireless technologies such as laptop computers, palmtop computers
and mobile phones are revolutionising education and transforming the
traditional classroom-based learning and teaching into anytime and anywhere
education. This paper investigates the use of wireless technologies in education
with particular reference to the potential of learning new technical English
language words using Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging. The
system, developed by the authors, called mobile learning tool (MOLT), has been
tested with 45 1st-year undergraduate students. The knowledge of students
before and after the experiment has been measured. Our results show that
students enjoyed and learned new words with the help of their mobile phones.
We believe that using the MOLT system as an educational tool will contribute
to the success of students
