Spend class time presenting the app evaluation framework so learners can make better-informed app choices¶

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Description¶

Drawing on workshop feedback, the article recommends that teachers present the evaluation framework to students in class. Participants suggested that, since most students own smartphones or tablets, "it would be a worthwhile activity to spend time in class presenting the framework to language learners to enable them to make better-informed decisions" about which apps suit their curriculum and learning preferences.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Students need to own or have access to smartphones or tablets, and teachers need familiarity with the framework criteria

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• language learners with personal mobile devices

Target Learning Goals¶

• autonomous selection of suitable language-learning apps

Affordances¶

• Four Category Language App Evaluation Framework

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Rosell-Aguilar, F. (2017). State of the App: A Taxonomy and Framework for Evaluating Language Learning Mobile Applications. CALICO Journal. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.27623