Optimizing the Process of Teaching English for Medical Purposes with the Use of Mobile Applications

Maria Chojnacka

ISBN 10: 3631730616 / ISBN 13: 9783631730614

Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2017, 2017

Beschreibung

Neuware -The ubiquity of mobile devices has opened the way to extending learning environments far beyond the constraints of the traditional foreign language classroom. This book seeks to advance the knowledge about effective learning and teaching of English for Medical Purposes supported by mobile environments. The author investigates the effectiveness of the use of a mobile version of a flashcard spaced-repetition learning platform. In conclusion, she presents core principles of an educational solution that supports the ongoing and situated learning of English for Medical Purposes by designing a mobile spaced-repetition medical vocabulary tutor («Mobile Medical English Companion»). 208 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783631730614

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Optimizing the Process of Teaching English for Medical Purposes with the Use of Mobile Applications
• Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2017
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3631730616
• ISBN-13: 9783631730614
• Einband: Buch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 216B x 153 H x 16 T Millimeter Breite: 216 mm, Höhe: 153 mm, Tiefe: 16 mm
• Gewicht: 388 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

This book investigates the effectiveness of the use of a mobile version of a flashcard spaced-repetition learning platform (Memrise.com) in learning and teaching of English for Medical Purposes. It outlines design and core principles of the Mobile Medical English Companion - a mobile spaced-repetition medical vocabulary tutor.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Maria Chojnacka is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of English Studies, University of Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. Her research interests include current trends in ELT, the use of technology in teaching English for Medical Purposes and developing learner autonomy through mobile assisted language use.