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M-English – Podcast: A Tool for Mobile Devices

M-English – Podcast: A Tool for Mobile Devices

Célia Menezes, Fernando Moreira
ISBN13: 9781609600426|ISBN10: 1609600428|EISBN13: 9781609600433
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-042-6.ch016
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Menezes, Célia, and Fernando Moreira. "M-English – Podcast: A Tool for Mobile Devices." Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha and Fernando Moreira, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 250-266. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-042-6.ch016

APA

Menezes, C. & Moreira, F. (2011). M-English – Podcast: A Tool for Mobile Devices. In M. Cruz-Cunha & F. Moreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts (pp. 250-266). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-042-6.ch016

Chicago

Menezes, Célia, and Fernando Moreira. "M-English – Podcast: A Tool for Mobile Devices." In Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha and Fernando Moreira, 250-266. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-042-6.ch016

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Abstract

At the beginning of the 21st century in a world dominated by technology it is essential to enhance and update the school, creating conditions for the students to succeed, consolidating the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a key resource for learning and teaching in this new era. In this chapter we will describe a study that was carried out in a Portuguese school. As a means to overcome some of the existing logistical obstacles in the school, where the possibility of carrying out ICT activities without restrictions was still dreamlike, the podcast was implemented as an m-learning tool. Being aware of the fact that nowadays mobile phones and mp3 players are part of our students’ lives, we took advantage of this fact and the podcast was used as a tool to support, to enhance and to motivate students to learn English, used thus as a complement to traditional (face-to-face) learning.

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