DocumentCode :
721273
Title :
Investigation into the use of mobile technology in English teaching and learning in institutes of higher vocational education in Hubei province in China
Author :
Zhang Mingyong
Author_Institution :
Int. Sch., Wuhan Polytech., Wuhan, China
fYear :
2015
fDate :
25-27 Feb. 2015
Firstpage :
505
Lastpage :
509
Abstract :
Mobile technology has developed dramatically worldwide, and it brings many benefits to English teaching and learning and promotes the informatization reformation of English instruction. As a result, a new way of learning called mobile learning appears under this trend. Through a questionnaire into the adoption of mobile technology in English instruction in institutes of higher vocational education in Hubei province of central China, this paper investigates the situation of the following seven areas of mobile technology in English instruction, namely the adoption level of mobile technology, the possibility of adopting mobile technology in the next 1-2 years, the types of mobile technology adopted, the main obstacles to mobile technology adoption, the availability of mobile devices to students in the classroom, the interest of leadership in purchasing tablets for student use, and the possible benefits from adopting mobile technology. Finally, unsatisfactory results about the adoption of mobile technology in English instruction are revealed in the questionnaire.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; linguistics; mobile learning; notebook computers; teaching; vocational training; China; English instruction; English learning; English teaching; Hubei province; informatization reformation; institute of higher vocational education; mobile device availability; mobile learning; mobile technology adoption level; tablet purchase; Education; Internet; Knowledge management; Market research; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Social network services; English teaching and learning; institutes of higher vocational education; mobile technology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Futuristic Trends on Computational Analysis and Knowledge Management (ABLAZE), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Noida
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8432-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ABLAZE.2015.7155037
Filename :
7155037
Link To Document :
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