Effectiveness of vocabulary learning via mobile phone

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 515-525

  Lu, M ^a  

^a National Keelung Vocational High School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

M learning; Mobile phones; SMS messaging; Vocabulary learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149084396     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2008.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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