Analysis of the effect a student-centred mobile learning instructional method has on language acquisition

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-196

  Oberg, Andrew ^a   Daniels, Paul ^b  

^a SURUGADAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

iPod Touch; mobile learning; self study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874477635     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2011.649484     Document Type: Article

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