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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.4.451

A Study on the Usage of Smartphones for English Listening Activity  

Choi, Mi Yang (Baird College, Soongsil Univ.)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.4, 2017 , pp. 451-459 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the usage of smartphones in English listening activities. 71 students answered the 10-item questionnaire after doing listening activity using their own smartphone for one semester in the course of Practical English listening and reading. The findings show that listening activity done with smartphone enhanced students' interest in English listening and improved their English listening skills because smart phones made customized learning possible. However, the major limitation of using smart phone is that students are distracted during activity by smart phones' other functions such as SMS and messenger. To reduce such distraction, I suggest that individual listening activity with smart phones be mixed with instructor-led activity using a classroom computer in about 50 to 50 ratio. The ratio might vary depending on the level of students' English listening skills. These findings will make a contribution to the boost of digital convergence English learning.
Keywords
Smart phones; English listening; Mobile-assisted language learning; Digital convergence English; Language learning tool;
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