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Elena Martín Monje
Elena Bárcena Madera
UNED - Spain
SO-CALL-ME Research Project
Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
(ref. no. FFI 2011-29829)
ATLAS Research Group
Introduction
The adequacy of mobile phones for
learning (I)
The adequacy of mobile phones for
learning (II)
Mobile Assisted Language Learning
SO-CALL-ME
Conclusion
References
Global village increasingly mobile Mobile technology continuously evolving Educational systems and tools (Constructivist &
Social CALL) Premises
• Asset for language learning and especially LSP
• Appealing aspects for language learning: portability & widespread use
Objectives • Potential of mobile phones: efficient, pedagogically
rigorous tools for ESP
• On-going work of ATLAS Research group - example of state-of –the-art research in the field
Popularity of distance learning contexts: convenience, flexibility & adaptability to individual external circumstances
Mobile phones vs. desktop computers Usage data (Battelle, 2012):
• + 6 billion subscriptions
• 35% people in the world use Internet
• 90% people in the world use mobile phones
Studies on the use of wireless devices by youngsters & white-collar professionals
Unpredictable usage patterns of technology-based educational tools vs. evidence for optimistic forecast
Data sample on wireless communication technology around the world
[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/facts/2011/index.html]
Various definitions of ML:
• “Any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a
fixed, predetermined location, or learning that happens when the
learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by
mobile technologies”
(MOBIlearn, 2002)
• “Learning mediated via handheld devices and potentially
available anytime, anywhere”
(Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2008: 273)
Value of ML
• Familiar element with many of the advantages of computers
• Strong ludic connotations (hence: highly motivational)
• Extreme portability
• Formal / informal learning (very relevant for ESP)
CALL vs. MALL new ways of formal &
informal education
Main portable devices used
Ubiquitous learning: LSP learners combine
working + lifelong learning & training
Language learning changing location & time
when it takes place
Conceptual framework for next generation designs for mobile-
supported language learning in informal settings
(Kukulska-Hulme, 2012: 9)
Based on outcomes of previous project: I-AGENT
I-AGENT (Intelligent Adaptive Generic English
Tutor):
• Business English environment
• Blended learning (Integrated ICALL + F2F)
• AI extended version of Moodle (didactic scaffolding)
SO-CALL-ME (Social Ontology-based
Cognitively Augmented Language learning
Mobile Environment)
SO-CALL-ME = CALL + I-CALL + MALL
Threefold research: • Linguistic, didactic & technological framework:
Systemic Functional Linguistics & Constructivism Hybrid mode of
computer-assisted ESP learning: social, ubiquitous, with augmented
reality techniques
• Flexible, adaptive, interactive learning related to
everyday professional communicative contexts
• Linguistic ontology of visual learning objects boosting
ESP learning
Focus on oral comprehension & production
Ontology will capture prototypical oral
communicative situations in professional context
Three stages:
• Pre-communication: Native input related to situation
learner is about to engage in
• Communication: Student may record intervention
• Post-communication: Student reviews recording
Situated learning using Cognitive Augmentation
techniques
Redefinition of the concept of „authentic ESP
learning‟
Technological advances in mobile devices + quality research =
emergent use for language learning Development of rigorous underpinning pedagogy & software
apps SO-CALL-ME
• Cognitive Augmentation • Linguistic ontology of learning objects • Enhancement of oral comprehension & production in ESP
• Scaffolded language learning in professional comm. situations
• Based on notional-functional syllabus & socio-constructivist approach
• New way of interacting with the physical environment(s)
• Whole new dimension to situated, authentic language learning in ESP
Battelle, J. (2012) Nearly 90% of the world uses mobile phones. URL: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/nearly-90-of-the-world-uses-mobile-phones.php [8/07/2012]
Kukulska-Hulme, A. (2012). Language learning defined by time and place: A framework for next generation designs. In J. Díaz-Vera (ed.) Left to my own devices: Learner autonomy and mobile assisted language learning: 1-13. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Kukulska-Hulme, A. & L. Shield (2008). “An overview of mobile assisted language learning: From content delivery to supported collaboration and interaction”, ReCALL, 20, 3: 271–289.
MOBIlearn Technical Annex (2002) Next- generation paradigms and interfaces for technology supported learning in a mobile environment exploring the potential of ambient intelligence, IST-2001-37187.
