ENGLISH LEARNING via M-LEARNING TOOL

Distance learning provided many teaching opportunities in recent years. Yet one of the significant disadvantages for e-learning when compared with m-learning is using the personal computers by web in front of a computer. Nowadays, there is increasing interest in the potential for supporting the mobile learning with the growing use of mobile devices which often includes wireless network connectivity, blue-tooth connections, various add-on hardware and software. The extended use of mobile devices and the technological development in the wireless networks simulated a new research field on mobile computing recently. Education can be counted as one of the most significant area for mobile computing. In this paper, a prototype is developed for a mobile phone by considering the previously written guidelines and tested on 30 undergraduate students. English learning class is selected as the pilot test to examine whether the application can be useful for effective learning purposes. The prototype is evaluated by using a survey to collect the perceived usefulness and other usability factors to detect required improvements. It is concluded that the perception of the students on the developed mobile product is positive and future recommendation is improving the content of this prototype to use it on other credit classes to support effective teaching.