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1	Design Guidelines for a Mobile-Enabled Language Learning System Supporting the Development of ESP Listening Skills Palalas, Agnieszka 08 May 2012 (has links) This dissertation presents, describes and discusses an interdisciplinary study which investigated the design and development of a language learning instructional solution to address the problem of inadequate aural skills acquisition for college ESP (English for Special Purposes) students. Specifically, it focused on the use of mobile technology to expand learning beyond the classroom. The eighteen-month process of data collection and analysis resulted in a conceptual model and design principles for a Mobile-Enabled Language Learning (MELL) solution. Mobile-Enabled Language Learning Eco-System was thus designed, developed and trialled in the real-life learning context. Through the iterative process of the design, development and evaluation of the MELL system and its components, design principles were also generated. These design recommendations were refined and reformulated in a cyclical fashion with the help of more than 100 students and ten experts. The resulting MELLES design framework encompasses guidelines addressing the essential characteristics of the desired MELL intervention as well as procedures recommended to operationalize those features. The study also resulted in a better understanding of the broader context of ESP learning using mobile devices and the role of elements of environment, ultimately contributing to real-life praxis of the Ecological Constructivist framework and the complementary approach of Design-Based Research (DBR) methodology. / 2012-06 Mobile learning Mobile-Assisted Language Learning Mobile-Enabled Language Learning MALL Computer-Assisted Language Learning CALL ESL ESP Design-Based Research DBR Design research Mobile devices Ecological Constructivism Design guidelines Design principles Mobile design M-learning English as a Second Language English for Special Purposes Listening Affordances

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Design Guidelines for a Mobile-Enabled Language Learning System Supporting the Development of ESP Listening Skills