Open AccessMOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING FOR ENGINEERS
Author(s) -
Jatin Kapadiya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
towards excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-035X
DOI - 10.37867/te110302
Subject(s) - computer science , praxis , variety (cybernetics) , foreign language , language acquisition , mobile technology , language education , language industry , language technology , multimedia , mobile device , comprehension approach , world wide web , mathematics education , natural language , psychology , artificial intelligence , political science , law
This paper is meant to provide a brief introduction to a variety ofemerging Web 3.0 and mobile technologies and its application that can be used inForeign Language Teaching and Second Language Teaching. Especially, the uniquepotential and anticipated growth of mobile technologies for language production andconsumption are discussed as an ideal opportunity to improve the reliability,involvement and functionality, and overall effectiveness of language learning withinand beyond the classroom. A number of representatives‟ mobile Web 3.0technologies will be examined and their applications to language pedagogy will beelucidated in conjunction with relevant shifts of second language acquisition theoryand instructional praxis. Implications for future innovation and opportunities foradditional research will be discussed.