The high-speed developed network and portable, touch sensitive and intelligent mobile platforms make the use of smart clients spread rapidly. Based on this background, the study in this paper designed and tested a Chinese language self-learning network platform, in order to provide a technical support for updating of traditional classroom teaching methods. In this study we start by discussing t...

This interview study of seven highly proficient Korean users of English examines the role of the ‘ideal second language self’ as a motivator in the learning of English as a global language. It explores their perspectives on the cultural associations that English holds, the degree to which a ‘global identity’ is a part of their own self-understandings, and whether or not they visualize elements ...

This study was initiated to explore how pre-university students who enrolled in the Malaysian Higher School Certificate program perceived their experiences in learning ESL through Problem-Based Learning (PBL). This small scale study involved 35 pre-university students in an upper sixth form in a secondary school in Kelantan, Malaysia. Participants were given three sets of self-administered ques...

It is axiomatic that L2 teaching and learning is a process that requires dynamic involvement of L2 learners in the acquisition of knowledge and skills. L2 learners need to be assisted in setting individual learning goals. They should also be given the exposure to and guidance in effective language learning strategies (LLSs) in order to build a high level of confidence in the learning process. T...

this study aimed at examining the major mobile wireless technologies, that is,mobile phones and the possibilities associated with them, currently in use in theeducational domains, with an emphasis on language teaching and learning practices.accordingly, some of the most typical studies using different functions of mobilephones such as e-mail, multimedia capabilities, wireless application protoc...