ESL and mobile technology
In a post last month about using ipods to teach English, we said that it never takes long for imaginative teachers to find ways of using new technology in ESL teaching. Well, handheld computer gaming devices could soon be making their way into the classroom too.
Language experts, computer games designers and educational technologists from Nottingham University are teaming up to make language learning more fun for children. They are conducting research, funded by Sharp Laboratories of Europe, to teach grammar and vocabulary on handheld devices.
According to this report, the research, targeted at children living in Asia, aims to use mobile gaming technology to make language learning more engaging and enjoyable for kids.
What do you think about this project? Is this a significant step forward that will alter the way we teach, or just the latest craze? Post a comment below…
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February 1st, 2007 at 3:40 pm
I don’t think this will significantly change the way we teach - could be a good way to get kids to do homework though! There are a lot of educational games available for these devices now, so I guess it was inevitable that they would be used for language learning one of these days…