State of the art of language learning design using mobile technology: sample apps and some critical reflection

Abstract

In this paper, experiences from different research groups illustrate the

state-of-the-art of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (henceforth, MALL) in

formal and non-formal education. These research samples represent recent and

on-going progress made in the field of MALL at an international level and offer

encouragement for practitioners who are trying to incorporate these approaches into

mainline second language teaching. Furthermore, researchers interested in the field can see that the work presented here exemplifies how fertile it is, which should

hopefully serve as motivation to undertake new studies to move the state-of-the-art

further on.