Implementing Mobile Language Learning Technologies in Japan
This book explores theoretical and practical aspects of implementing mobile language learning in university classrooms for English as a Foreign Language in Japan. The technologies utilized, such as smartphones, iPads, and wi-fi, integrate students’ hand-h
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Steve McCarty Takeshi Sato Hiroyuki Obari
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Steve McCarty Takeshi Sato Hiroyuki Obari •
Implementing Mobile Language Learning Technologies in Japan
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Hiroyuki Obari Aoyama Gakuin University Tokyo Japan
Steve McCarty Osaka Jogakuin University Osaka Japan Takeshi Sato Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
ISSN 2211-1921 SpringerBriefs in Education ISBN 978-981-10-2449-8 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2451-1
ISSN 2211-193X (electronic) ISBN 978-981-10-2451-1
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Contents
1 Introduction: Contextualizing Mobile Language Learning in Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organization of This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contextualizing and Defining Mobile Language Learning . . . . . . . . Development of Mobile Language Learning in Japan . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Ubiquitous Computing to Ubiquitous Mobile Language Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile Learning in Japan: Pioneering Initiatives (Circa 2000–2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MALL in Japan: Smartphone and Tablet Era (Circa 2010-Present) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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