Improving English as a foreign language writing in elementary schools using mobile devices in familiar situational contexts

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Title:	Improving English as a foreign language writing in elementary schools using mobile devices in familiar situational contexts
Authors:	黃武元;Hwang, Wu-Yuin;Chen, Holly S.L.;Shadiev, Rustam;Huang, Ray Yueh-Min;Chen, Chia-Yu
Contributors:	資訊電機學院網路學習科技研究所
Keywords:	Academic achievement;Assignment;CAI;Cell Phones;Classrooms;Computer assisted instruction;Computer Assisted Language Learning;Control Groups;Educational Activities;Educational Facilities Improvement;EFL writing;Elementary Education;Elementary School Students;Elementary schools;English (Second Language);English as a second language;English as a Second Language Instruction;English as a Second Language Learning;English language;Experimental Groups;familiar context;Foreign Countries;Foreign language instruction;Foreign languages;Grade 6;Groups;Interviews;Learning;mobile learning;Mobile phones;Multiple Regression Analysis;Quasiexperimental Design;Second Language Instruction;Second Language Learning;Second Language Writing;Second Language Writing Instruction;Second Languages;situated learning;Students;Taiwan;Teaching Methods;Writing;Writing Assignments;Writing Improvement;Writing Instruction;Writing Skills;Writing systems;Written Language
Date:	2014-01-01
Issue Date:	2026-04-23 14:12:42 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Ltd.;Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract:	摘要： This research proposed a situational learning system to help elementary school students practice and improve their English as a foreign language (EFL) writing skills. Students carried out assigned writing tasks using the support of mobile devices in situations deemed to be familiar to the students, such as on the school playground, within classroom facilities, and at lunch. The study recruited 59 sixth-grade students from two separate EFL classes. A class of 28 students was identified as the experimental group, and another class of 31 students was assigned as the control group. The students of the experimental group carried mobile devices to carry out EFL writing assignments within specific and familiar subject environments, stimulating real-life situations or contexts. The results of the experiment indicated a significant difference in learning achievement between the two groups. Students in the experimental group perceived the designed activities to be fun; thus, they were more inclined to maintain interest in situated learning scenarios. Furthermore, based on interviews with participating students from both groups, we found that the activities presented within familiar contexts, and supported by our proposed EFL writing system, inspired students to not only write more sentences, but to describe the target objects clearly and thoroughly. 出版者： Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group 出版日期： 2014-10-01 出處： Computer assisted language learning, 2014-10, Vol.27 (5), p.359-378 資源來源： Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection 版權： Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 2014 版權： Copyright Taylor & Francis Ltd. 2014 識別號： ISSN: 0958-8221 識別號： EISSN: 1744-3210 識別號： DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2012.733711 識別號： CODEN: CALLEE
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