iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective

This research paper presents the findings from the pilot study of a project exploring the potential of tablet computers in the foreign language classroom in a Malaysian public university. This article focuses on the technical amazements and challenges as experienced by a learner discovering her iPad...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Gabarre, Cécile, Gabarre, Serge, Rosseni Din, Parilah Mohd Shah, Aidah Abdul Karim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/1/4831-14278-1-PB.pdf

id	ukm-7070
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ukm-70702016-12-14T06:43:01Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/ iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective Gabarre, Cécile Gabarre, Serge Rosseni Din, Parilah Mohd Shah, Aidah Abdul Karim, This research paper presents the findings from the pilot study of a project exploring the potential of tablet computers in the foreign language classroom in a Malaysian public university. This article focuses on the technical amazements and challenges as experienced by a learner discovering her iPad 2 over four weeks. In-depth knowledge about the device’s user-friendliness and language learning potential was gathered through a narrative qualitative approach using classroom observations, field notes and interviews. The objectives were to unveil the learner’s perceptions toward the device as a novice user and to discover her strategies when handling the device for language learning. This study describes the learner’s intentions for adopting the iPad as a learning tool and how she overcame technological obstacles. It provides educators with hints on the learner’s tools and strategies for learning languages with the iPad as well as insights and recommendations to educators willing to venture into teaching languages with tablet computers. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/1/4831-14278-1-PB.pdf Gabarre, Cécile and Gabarre, Serge and Rosseni Din, and Parilah Mohd Shah, and Aidah Abdul Karim, (2014) iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 20 (1). pp. 115-128. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/index
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
building	UKM Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
description	This research paper presents the findings from the pilot study of a project exploring the potential of tablet computers in the foreign language classroom in a Malaysian public university. This article focuses on the technical amazements and challenges as experienced by a learner discovering her iPad 2 over four weeks. In-depth knowledge about the device’s user-friendliness and language learning potential was gathered through a narrative qualitative approach using classroom observations, field notes and interviews. The objectives were to unveil the learner’s perceptions toward the device as a novice user and to discover her strategies when handling the device for language learning. This study describes the learner’s intentions for adopting the iPad as a learning tool and how she overcame technological obstacles. It provides educators with hints on the learner’s tools and strategies for learning languages with the iPad as well as insights and recommendations to educators willing to venture into teaching languages with tablet computers.
format	Article
author	Gabarre, Cécile Gabarre, Serge Rosseni Din, Parilah Mohd Shah, Aidah Abdul Karim,
spellingShingle	Gabarre, Cécile Gabarre, Serge Rosseni Din, Parilah Mohd Shah, Aidah Abdul Karim, iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
author_facet	Gabarre, Cécile Gabarre, Serge Rosseni Din, Parilah Mohd Shah, Aidah Abdul Karim,
author_sort	Gabarre, Cécile
title	iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
title_short	iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
title_full	iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
title_fullStr	iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
title_full_unstemmed	iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
title_sort	ipads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2014
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7070/1/4831-14278-1-PB.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T19:48:40Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T19:48:40Z
_version_	1777406071731650560

iPads in the foreign language classroom:a learner’s perspective

Similar Items