@article{article_517381, title={Mobile Learning and Mobile Assisted Language Learning in Focus}, journal={Language and Technology}, volume={1}, pages={30–48}, year={2019}, author={Çakmak, Fidel}, keywords={mLearning; MALL; design principles of MALL}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;" xml:lang="en-us">Mobile learning (m-learning) has been applied to
foreign language education for more than a decade. </span> <span style="line-height:150%;"> Now that the emerging technologies and
digital environments for learning have led to innovative learning experiences,
there has been an exponential growth
in the use of mobile applications for language learning. A growing </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;" xml:lang="en-us"> volume of research
has been conducted on Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), emphasizing
conceptualization of MALL and investigating the learning outcomes of users of
MALL applications in foreign language classes </span> <span style="line-height:150%;">. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;" xml:lang="en-us"> This paper aims to elaborate on the concept of mobile-assisted language
learning (MALL) in association with learning theories and challenges, to
present a conceptual framework of MALL design principles and dimensions, and to
review </span> <span style="line-height:150%;">existing MALL studies. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Selami AYDIN}