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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Special Designed Activities for Learning English Language through the Application of WhatsApp!
Zayed, Niveen Mohammad
English Language Teaching, v9 n2 p199-204 2016
Students nowadays have strong passion towards the smart mobile phones with all their smart applications. The researcher believes that English language teachers can use the mobile phones, from each now and then, to increase the students' motivation. In this paper, the researcher designed a number of special activities that can be delivered to the students through the application of WhatsApp on the smart mobile phones. The activities are designed for intermediate level but can be modified to suit other levels and contexts.
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Social Media, Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Activities, Telecommunications, Language Teachers, Student Motivation, Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, College Students, Educational Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Arab Emirates
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