The Use of Mobile Instant Messaging in English Language Teaching: The Case of South Korea

While learning management systems and video conferencing platforms have become a pivotal means for implementing emergency remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the integration of mobile technologies into online teaching has been largely recommended in order to create an interactive education...

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Published inEducation sciences Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 110
Main Authors Chung, Sun-Joo, Choi, Lee Jin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
Subjects
Collaboration
COVID-19
digital language learning
Distance education
distance language learning
Educational Environment
Epidemics
Equipment and supplies
Instant messaging
Language instruction
Language Teachers
Learning management systems
Learning Processes
mobile instance messaging
mobile learning technology
Online instruction
Social networks
South Korea
Students
Surveys
Teaching
Technology application
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
South Korea
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Summary:While learning management systems and video conferencing platforms have become a pivotal means for implementing emergency remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the integration of mobile technologies into online teaching has been largely recommended in order to create an interactive educational environment. Focusing on the case of an English Language Program in South Korea, this study investigates the actual use of mobile instant messaging (MIM) applications as a learning aid in online language classrooms and how this was implemented in creating interactive language learning environments during the current outbreak. Based on a questionnaire survey collected from 979 students, it then compares students’ level of perceived satisfaction with their language learning and communication in online language classrooms between the group of students that used MIM during instruction and the group that did not. The discussion presented in this paper provides language educators, school administrators and policymakers at all levels with practical suggestions and ideas to consider, given that our daily communication has become highly dependent on and is increasingly mediated by mobile digital communication technologies and new media.
ISSN:2227-7102
2227-7102
DOI:10.3390/educsci13020110