MALL ( Mobile Assisted Language Learning)

MALL ( Mobile Assisted Language Learning)

Nowadays mobile learning iswidely used phenomenon. People use mobiles not only for making and receiving calls but also for educational purposes. Using mobiles to learn something can be very motivating for students as it differs from traditional way of learning which is interesting for learners. 

 In my opinion mobiles can be very useful for learning different kinds of things as learning via mobiles can be fast, easy and comfortable. If you want to look up any word in the dictionary you shouldn't take the thick book to the university, instead you can download dictionaries in your mobile phone and use it wherever and whenever you want. 

In my mobile phone I have several dictionaries which help me a lot as I can look up any word I need and even to check some phrases and it doesn't matter where I'm. The most important advantage of mobile phone is that it is available anytime and anywhere. Sometimes I also take a picture of a text I need and then read it, I also use the memo of my mobile and make lots of notes there which help me a lot. Thanks to my mobile I use social networks (skype, facebook. twitter), which is of course helpful for language learning. There are also different kinds of apps suitable for my mobile and I downloaded many apps which are profitable for language learning. Sometimes I even record my voice while retelling some texts then I listen to it and correct my own mistakes.

Though mobile learning is wide spread everywhere yet not everybody can use it because of several reasons. The mobiles which have huge memory, are capable to download dictionaries, games and apps for learning purposes are expensive and not all the people can afford themselves to buy it. And even if you have such kind of mobile, you should also have internet connection so that not to waste a lot of money while using these apps as they take lots of money. 
As for me I find it very useful to use mobiles for learning, it is fast, useful and profitable. As a teacher I'll recommend my students to use mobiles for educational purposes in order not to waste tame in vein while always using books or dictionaries.