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Title:
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HYBRID MEDIA APPLICATION FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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Author(s):
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Anu Seisto , Maija Federley , Satu Aarnisalo , Pirkko Oittinen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-77-5 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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m-learning, hybrid media, language learning, mobile devices, 2D codes |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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265 |
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Last Page:
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268 |
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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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The aim of the study was to develop a new hybrid media product for learning environments and to evaluate its suitability
and potential for studying English as a foreign language in elementary school. The prototype made for the study consisted
of an English book linked to a mobile phone through 2D codes. By using the code reader the user was able to carry out
listening tasks and interactive grammar exercises which opened up in the mobile phones web browser. The hybrid book
concept was evaluated by ten elementary school teachers.
According to the user tests with the teachers the hybrid book would motivate pupils and allow them to study regardless of
time and place. The interviewed teachers had a very positive attitude to using a mobile phone side-by-side with the text
book in order to carry out tasks not possible with the text book alone (e.g. listening tasks). Most of the teachers were
willing to use a hybrid book for teaching if it was available. All the interviewed teachers thought that pupils would be
interested in using a hybrid book, and hence it will be interesting to observe how the pupils themselves evaluate the use
of the hybrid book in the next phase of the study. |
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