Patterns of technology use in self-directed Japanese language learning projects and implications for new mobile support tools

Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, WMTE 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 203-205

  Thornton, Patricia ^a   Sharples, Mike ^b  

^a KINJO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERVIEWS; LANGUAGE LEARNING SUPPORT TOOLS; SELF-DIRECTED LANGUAGE LEARNING;

LINGUISTICS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846980166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WMTE.2005.49     Document Type: Conference Paper

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