M-Learning: An experiment in using SMS to support learning new English language words

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-91

  Cavus, Nadire ^a   Ibrahim, Dogan ^a  

^a NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL OVER THE WORLDS; BEFORE AND AFTER; EDUCATIONAL TOOLS; ENGLISH LANGUAGES; M LEARNINGS; MOBILE LEARNINGS; PALMTOP COMPUTERS; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES; SUPPORT LEARNINGS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; USE OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LINGUISTICS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 58049141060     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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