An Outline on MALL

An Outline on MALL

Purpose: to explain main ideas present in the journal written by Ballance, Olive (2012)

Thesis: Stockwell’s (2011) study failed to show importance of mobile phones in education because of obsolete technology and lack of attractive activities.

Audience: Teachers of English.

1.0. Technological devices for education:

    1.1. Computers (CALL)

    1.2. Mobile phones (MALL)

2.0. Stockwell’s study revealed negative results on the use of mobile phones for educational purposes because:

     2.1. The technology involved in the project is obsolete.

      2.2. The activities included could be done with pen and pencil.

3.0. Solution to the problem:

       3.1. The use of new technology.

                   3.1.1. Smartphones

                   3.1.2. App based activities

4.0. Possible result of the use of new technology:

      4.1. Improvement in learning:

                   4.1.1. MALL system is appealing.

                  4.1.2. Students can practise at any moment.

References

Ballance, O. (2012). Mobile language learning: More than just “the platform”. Language Learning and Technology, 16(3), 21-23. Retrieved from http://llt.msu.edu/issues/october2012/ballance.pdf