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Application of Smart-Phone Apps by Chinese College Students in Learning English
WANG Hongmei
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2021.05.004
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Currently, there is an increasing trend in the shift from the use of traditional technologies, such as a desktop computer towards the use of mobile technologies, such as a mobile phone. Therefore, students are nowadays well equipped for mobile learning. The aim of this review is to explore the use of mobile phones and/or smart phones and their apps for learning English as a foreign language, and highlight their benefits and limitations for their use in the learning of English as a foreign language.
mobile learning (m-learning), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), smart-phone apps, learning English as a foreign language
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