Abstract
Today, mobile learning is a well-established methodology thanks to its countless benefits such as accessing learning content anytime and anywhere, adjusting the content to students’ needs, and timely feedback. The purpose of this pilot study is to illustrate that foreign language learning supported by a personalized smartphone app can be effective in the enhancement of university students’ performance by implementing smartphone app learning in a continuous assessment. The methodology is a case study analysis of students’ needs, with statistical processing of the collected data. The results reveal that foreign language learning, particularly studying and revising English vocabulary and phrases via smartphones is effective in the enhancement of university students’ performance. However, such learning must be designed around students’ needs and continuously facilitated by a teacher. Only then can it contribute to positive learning outcomes. In addition, the results also confirm that mobile learning can serve as an appropriate complementary method to other forms of course delivery. Further research should extend the mobile app to the Apple platform and iOS.
Highlights
Mobile learning (m-learning) currently is a well-established methodology
The author of this study attempts to show how smartphones can be useful in university students’ performance if the teaching and learning processes are purposefully designed and tailored-made. The purpose of this pilot study is to illustrate that foreign language learning supported by a personalized smartphone app can be effective in the enhancement of university students’
The results results of of this this study study indicate indicate that that foreign foreign language language learning learning via via smartphones, smartphones, studying and revising
Summary
Mobile learning (m-learning) currently is a well-established methodology. It has been in use for almost 20 years and its use offers an anytime and anywhere method of learning [1]. Most university students in developed countries possess some kind of mobile device [2] and 50% of them possess more than one [2]. The largest group as far as the use and ownership is concerned is young adults between 18 years and 29 years [3]. This fact has been confirmed by other research studies conducted among university students [4,5]. Students of tertiary education are a focus group in the context of this study
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