ERIC Number: EJ1097748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-5250
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The Effect of Smartphone Video Camera as a Tool to Create Gigital Stories for English Learning Purposes
Gromik, Nicolas A.
Journal of Education and Learning, v4 n4 p64-79 2015
The integration of smartphones in the language learning environment is gaining research interest. However, using a smartphone to learn to speak spontaneously has received little attention. The emergence of smartphone technology and its video recording feature are recognised as suitable learning tools. This paper reports on a case study conducted with 67 English as Foreign Language undergraduate students at Tohoku University, Japan. Students were encouraged to use their smartphone video recording feature to produce one 30-second video per week over a 12-week period addressing a teacher-selected theme. The results indicate that students were able to produce video digital stories to express their opinion regarding the teacher-selected themes, in the target language. The implications for teaching and learning clearly indicate that smartphone-based video storytelling is a relevant task for language learners who will have to become conversant with this medium of learning.
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Video Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries, Story Telling, Speech Skills, Speech Improvement, Case Studies, Pretests Posttests, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Interviews, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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