Learners showed positive attitudes toward receiving SMS vocabulary messages, and instant messaging raised intercultural awareness¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the SMS vocabulary projects reviewed, almost all participants showed positive attitudes toward receiving text messages. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 q2 i? Using instant messages enabled language learners to increase their intercultural awareness and critical thinking skills. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 (2)

Evidence¶

Jaeseok Yang 2013¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

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The review reports that in the Kennedy and Levy (2008) and Levy and Kennedy (2005) SMS projects, "almost all of participants showed positive attitude" to receiving text messages. No effect size is printed.

"Both projects proved the use of SMS in language learning as a successful t echnique. In addition, almost all of participants showed positive attitude to ward receiving text messages."

Jaeseok Yang 2013 (2)¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

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The review attributes to Li and Erben (2007) the report that instant messaging use increased learners' intercultural awareness and critical thinking skills. No effect size is printed.

"Li and Erben (2007) also reported that the use of instant messages enabled the language learners to increase their intercultu ral awareness and critical thinking skills."

Discussion¶

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