Mobile Learning ─ Languages, Literacies and Cultures

This book is a wide-ranging exploration of the use of mobile devices for teaching and learning language and literacies. It investigates the particular qualities of mobile devices which open up new educational possibilities, and examines the agendas behind the use of these tools in the developed and developing world alike. A history of the development of the hardware and software leads into a detailed study of how mobile devices can be used to teach language, which language areas and skills are already being taught around the world, and how the teaching of literacy, including digital literacies, can be supported. Eighteen case studies from across the globe are complemented by thirteen vignettes by experienced mobile educators, thus building up a rich picture of contemporary mobile learning as well as sketching an outline of likely future developments.

Mark Pegrum is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Western Australia. His teaching and research are focused on e-learning and mobile learning. He teaches in Perth, Hong Kong and Singapore, and regularly gives presentations and runs seminars in Australia and New Zealand, East and Southeast Asia, and the UK and Europe.