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Title:
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USE OF MOBILES AND LEARNING PLATFORMS AS A MEDIUM TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE LINGUISTIC COMPETENCIES IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE |
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Author(s):
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Juan Rafael Ángel Mendoza |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-82-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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m-learning, connectivism, foreign languages, b-learning, collaboration |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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75 |
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Last Page:
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82 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This research paper presents a study conducted in Mumbai, India. The central part of this work considers the importance of the creation and use of a learning platform that learners are to access though multiple mobile devises in order to work with different techniques and strategies to develop and strengthen their linguistic competences in the foreign language learning process. Using a qualitative approach and data collection tools such as a questionnaire, observations and a survey to document, analyze and present the findings, this evaluation was able to gather information that showed how thoroughly the use of mobile technologies in this environment contributed to the consolidation of linguistic competences, as well as the refinement of cooperation learning attitudes. The methods for collecting and collating data, and the subsequent analysis of these permitted to appreciate how learning platforms as a sole space for interaction that can be accessed in multiple forms is able to operate as a workstation, electronic portfolio and a forum for interaction that positively affects student achievement, and also contribute dramatically and definitively to the consolidation of the literacy skills of foreign language students. |
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