MESSAGES BEHIND MOBILE-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING

Authors

  • Jo Shan Fu National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v6i5.3884

Keywords:

autonomous learners, mobile-assisted language learning, scaffolding, self-directed learning

Abstract

This paper offers a brief commentary on the ways to transform English as a foreign language students from autonomous language learners to proficient language users through mobile-assisted language learning by deducing on empirical insights from the articles in this perspective.

 

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Author Biography

  • Jo Shan Fu, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
    Jo Shan Fu is an assistant professor in the English Department at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. She graduated from the Curriculum and Instruction Department at Southern Illinois University, USA. Her research interests are computer-assisted language learning, EFL/ESL curriculum design and material development, as well as English for specific purposes.

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Published

2021-08-07

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Vol. 6 No. 5 (2021)

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