Abstract
Educators and researchers have been looking for ways and means of improving the learning of French Vocabulary in schools using Multimedia Message (MMM) via mobile phones so as to improve the vocabulary level of beginners, (students) of French Language, both in terms of their understanding and memorization of new vocabulary. Therefore, this paper extensively discussed the basic elements, some common text devices found in SMSes and relevance of mobile phones to education. Also, contemporary works on the use of MMM via mobile phones in teaching of French vocabulary were discussed. Subsequently, some French vocabularies that can be learnt through MMM via mobile phones were listed and discussed. Some challenges of using MMM via mobile phone in teaching French vocabulary were x-rayed. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations made. Keywords: Multimedia Messages (MMM), mobile phones, Short message services (SMS), French Vocabulary, teaching & learning I. Introduction Multimedia Message (MMM) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core Short Message Service (SMS) capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length. Wikipedia, (2007) opined that multimedia message is very popular in sending photographs from camera-equipped handsets, although it is also popular as a method of delivering news and entertainment content including videos, pictures, text pages, ringtones, graphics, and audio. Multimedia can also simply be a drawing that can be combined with text. Multimedia Message Service (MMS) makes it possible for mobile users to send these multimedia messages from MMS-enabled handsets to other mobile users and to e-mail users. Also, it makes possible for mobile users to receive multimedia messages from other mobile users, e-mail users and from multimedia enabled application. The technology opens up a world of opportunities, allowing users to access content from the worlds leading providers, using cutting-edge handsets and an advanced multimedia platform. MMS crossed all boundaries and is predicted to be a major boost to the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) market. Multimedia Message Service (MMS) has the following characteristics:
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