Using Personal Portable Devices as Learning Tools in the English Class

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Luz Edith Herrera Díaz
María de los Milagros Cruz Ramos
Mario Alberto Sandoval Sánchez

Abstract

A group of university students used a variety of personal portable devices (cellphones, tablets, laptops, and netbooks) which distracted them in English class. This qualitative action research aimed to implement activities entailing the use of such devices and to learn their impact on students’ learning and the use of English in class. Thus, a series of applications was used to promote the use of these devices for the benefit of the English as a Foreign Language class. These applications included a learning management system that resembled a social network, a live interaction application, and an online dictionary. It was found that students were able to productively use these devices as learning tools plus they expressed comfort and interest in using them.

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Herrera Díaz, L. E., Cruz Ramos, M. de los M., & Sandoval Sánchez, M. A. (2014). Using Personal Portable Devices as Learning Tools in the English Class. HOW, 21(2), 74–93. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.21.2.5
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Reports on Pedagogical Experiences
Author Biographies

Luz Edith Herrera Díaz, Universidad Veracruzana

Luz Edith Herrera Díaz is a professor-researcher at the Language Center in Universidad Veracruzana (Mexico). She is currently a teacher and the coordinator of the MA TEFL program in Veracruz. She holds a PhD in Language Studies (Kent University, UK).

María de los Milagros Cruz Ramos, Universidad Veracruzana

María de los Milagros Cruz Ramos is a teacher at the Language Center in Universidad Veracruzana and at Universidad del Valle de México, and she works as an e-tutor for the British Council. She holds an MA in TEFL.

Mario Alberto Sandoval Sánchez, Universidad Veracruzana

Mario Alberto Sandoval Sánchez is a teacher at the Language Center in Universidad Veracruzana and at Universidad del Valle de México, and he works as an e-tutor for the British Council. He holds an MA in TEFL.

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