A MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ENGLISH LEARNING

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 27, 62 - 70, 24.12.2018

Volkan Sözeri , Coşkun Harmanşah

Öz

Mobile learning; provides students with the
flexibility in time and place, easy access to knowledge. As in all areas of
education, mobile technologies are widely used in teaching of foreign language.
In this paper, the Learning Training Set - English (LETS English) mobile
learning application developed to support as a complementary tool in teaching
English for Foreign Language and Vocational Foreign Language courses in
Vocational Schools. The mobile application was designed to be installed into
mobile devices with Android operating system. The application has been planned
and implemented in accordance with the selected topics from the foreign
language teaching subjects. Our mobile application consists of three modules:
Topics, Examples and Training. The training module covers different types of
testing like single answer questions, multiple answer questions and word order.
The feedback from the students, promotes positive attidues for the use of the
application towards learning English as a foreign language.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mobile application, Foreign Language Learning, Instructional Technologies

İNGİLİZCE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN MOBİL UYGULAMA ÖRNEĞİ

Öz

Mobil öğrenme; öğrenciye zaman ve yer
konusunda esneklik sağlayarak, bilgiye erişiminde kolaylıklar sağlar. Eğitimin
her alanında olduğu gibi Yabancı Dil eğitimi alanında da mobil teknolojiler
yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada geliştirilen Learning Training Set
– English (LETS English) mobil uygulaması Meslek Yüksekokullarında eğitim
planında yer alan Yabancı Dil ve Mesleki Yabancı Dil dersleri için yardımcı bir
öğretim aracı olarak tasarlanmıştır. Uygulama, Android işletim sistemi kullanan
mobil cihazlar için geliştirilmiştir. Mobil uygulama yazılımı, yabancı dil
öğretiminde yer alan konulardan seçilerek hazırlanmıştır. Uygulama, konuların
anlatımı, örnek açıklamalar ve testler olmak üzere üç ana modülden
oluşmaktadır. Test uygulama modülü öğrenciler için farklı soru türlerini
kapsayacak şekilde tasarlanmıştır. Öğrencilerden alınan geri bildirimler, mobil uygulama yazılımının
yabancı dil öğrenme sürecine olumlu yönde katkı sağlayabileceğini
göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mobil Uygulama, Yabancı Dil Öğrenme, Öğretim Teknolojileri

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