From computer assisted language learning (CALL) to mobile assisted language use

Jarvis, HA; Achilleos, M

Abstract

This article begins by critiquing the long-established acronym CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning). We then go on to report on a small-scale study which examines how student non-native speakers of English use a range of digital devices beyond the classroom in both their first (L1) and second (L2) languages. We look also at the extent to which they believe that their L2-based activity helps consciously and/or unconsciously with their language learning, practice, and acquisition. We argue that these data, combined with other recent trends in the field, suggest a need to move from CALL towards a more accurate acronym: mobile assisted language use (MALU). We conclude with a definition of MALU together with a brief discussion of a potential alignment of MALU with the notion of the digital resident and a newly emerging educational theory of connectivism.

Citation

Jarvis, H., & Achilleos, M. (2013). From computer assisted language learning (CALL) to mobile assisted language use. TESL-EJ (Berkeley, Calif.), 16(4), 1-18

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Aug 1, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 1, 2013
• Journal: TESL-EJ
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1-18
• Publisher URL: http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/
• Related Public URLs: http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume16/ej64/ej64a2/