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Development and Use of an EFL Reading Practice Application for an Android Tablet Computer

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  • Yasushige Ishikawa

    (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto, Japan)

  • Craig Smith

    (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto, Japan)

  • Mutsumi Kondo

    (Tezukayamagakuin University, Osakasayama, Japan)

  • Ichiro Akano

    (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto, Japan)

  • Kate Maher

    (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto, Japan)

  • Norihisa Wada

    (IE Institute Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)

Abstract

This paper reports on the use of an English-language reading practice application for an Android tablet computer with students who are not native speakers of English. The application materials for vocabulary learning in reading-passage contexts were created to include words from a database of low-frequency and technical noun-verb collocations which occurred frequently in certain documents related to the study of international affairs. The learning materials were used in an English for specific purposes course intended to support the reading skill development of students studying international affairs at a university in Japan. Research showed that use of the learning materials had three positive influences on students' study behavior: the students' reading speed increased without a loss in comprehension; the students enjoyed the reading practice with the tablet computer; and they appreciated that the use of the tablet computer had merits that differed from reading practice in hard copy formats.

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  • Yasushige Ishikawa & Craig Smith & Mutsumi Kondo & Ichiro Akano & Kate Maher & Norihisa Wada, 2014. "Development and Use of an EFL Reading Practice Application for an Android Tablet Computer," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), IGI Global, vol. 6(3), pages 35-51, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmbl00:v:6:y:2014:i:3:p:35-51
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    1. Karmila Rafiqah M. Rafiq & Harwati Hashim & Melor Md Yunus, 2021. "Sustaining Education with Mobile Learning for English for Specific Purposes (ESP): A Systematic Review (2012–2021)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-18, August.

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