AU  - Atak, Gülçin
AU  - Supervisor: Demirel, Özcan
TI  - Mobile language learning practices at universities in North Cyprus
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Nicosia
PB  - Cyprus International University
KW  - Mobile learning
KW  - Mobil öğrenme
KW  - Attitude
KW  - Tutum
N1  - Includes references (79-82 p.); Includes appendixes.(83-96 p.); 1; CHAPTER; 1; Background of the Study; 5; Purpose of the Study; 6; Significanace of the Study; 6; Definition of Terms; 9; REVIEW OF LITERATURE; 9; Language Learning and Technology; 10; Mobile Learning; 12; Mobile Learning for Language Learning; 13; From e-learning to M-learning; 14; Types of Mobile Learning Devices; 15; Personal Digital Assistants(PDAs); 17; Laptop; 17; Mobile Phone; 19; MP3/MP4 Player; 19; iPod; 20; Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Learning; 23; What is the Future of Mobile Technology in Education?; 24; Mobile Learning Research; 24; Mobile Lanaguage Class: Language Learning through Mobile Gaming; 24; Using SMSs to Engage Students in Language Learning; 25; An overview of Mobile assisted language learning : From content delivery to supported collaboration and Interaction; 25; Adopting Cell Phones in EFL Teaching and Learning; 26; Mobile Devices for Language Learning. Multimedia Approaches; 26; Exploring the use of Mobile Phones for Supporting English Language Learner's Vocabulary Acquisition; 27; Learning tourism English on Mobile phones: How does it works?; 27; The Use of Mobile Pones in Learning English Language by Sultan Qaboos Unıversity Students: Practices, Attitudes and Challenges; 28; Mobile Phone: Just a Phone or a Language Learning Device?; 29; METHDOLOGY; 29; Overall Design of the Study; 31; Research Questions; 31; Context; 33; Participants; 35; Data Collection Procedures; 35; Data Collections Instruments; 36; Questionnaire; 36; Interview; 37; Procedure of the Study; 38; Data Analysis; 38; Limitations of the Study; 39; RESULTS; 39; Overview of Chapter; 41; The Findings of the Questionnaire; 41; Personnal Characteristics of the participants; 42; Usage of Mobile phones; 42; Attitudes Towards learning English through mobile phones; 45; The Frequency of Mobile devices usage in language learning; 46; Average distribution of mobile devices in Language learning; 50; Gneral tendencies towards M-Learning; 57; The Relationship between motivation and M-Learning; 60; Language Skill and Mobile Learning; 65; Self-Learning and Self- comfidences through mobile learning; 66; Purposes of Using mobile phones; 70; Interview analysis; 74; CONCLUSION; 74; Conclusion and Discussion; 74; Research Question 1: Is there any relationship between the use of mobile phone for mobile learning of Unıversity students?; 75; Reasearch Question 2: Is there any Relationship between the Use of mobile phone for mobile learning and age in Language learning of Unıversity students?; 76; Reasearch Question 3:What are the Unıversity student's attitudes to the use of the Mobile Phones for mobile learning in language learning?; 77; Implications; 77; Suggestions for Further Research; 79; REFERENCES; 83; APPENDICES
N2  - 'ABSTRACT  The main aim of this study is to examine students' attitudes towards the effectiveness of mobile learning in North Cyprus universities. Data for this study was obtained through administering an attitude questionnaire and an interview prepared by the researcher.  Totally 100 participants took part in this research, 42 (N=42) of them were female and 58 of them (N=58) were male. The study was conducted in the spring term of the 2010-2011 academic year. The participants were randomly selected from five universities. The participants were from not only prep school of universities but also other department of the universities. Quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire and qualitative data obtained from open ended questions in the questionnaire and the interviews were analyzed to investigate participants' attitudes. İn other words, a deeper analysis of the data was provided by means of open-ended questions in the questionnaire and the interview. This study includes the results of the survey conducted to male and female students at North Cyprus Universities about their attitudes and perceptions concerning the use of mobile technology in education.  The finding of the study revealed that according to a questionnaire prepared by the research, there is a highly positive tendency towards learning English via mobile devices. There is no significant difference between the use of mobile phones and gender, the use of mobile phones and age. In addition to this, the open-ended questions in the last section of the questionnaire and the interview prepare by the researcher supported the findings gathered from the questionnaire.   Keywords: Mobile learning, mobile devices, mobile phones, technology, attitude   Özet  Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Kuzey Kıbrıs Üniversitelerindeki öğrencilerin mobil öğrenme ile ilgili tutumlarını incelemektir. Bu çalışma ya dönük veriler, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan bir tutum anketi ve görüşme formu ile elde edilmiştir. Bu araştırmaya 42 bayan, 58 erkek toplam 100 kişi katılmıştır. Çalışma 2010-2011 akademık yılı bahar döneminde beş farklı üniversitede uygulanmıştır. Katılımcılar beş üniversiteden seçkisiz yolla seçildi. Katılımcılar sadece hazırlık öğrencisi değil aynı zamanda diğer bölümlerden de seçildiler. Anketten elde edildilen nicel veri ve anketteki açık uçlu sorular ile görüşme sonucu elde edilen nitel veriler katılımcıların tutumlarını incelemek için analiz edildi. Diğer bir anlatımla, anketteki açlı uçlu sorular ve görüşme yolu ile daha derinlemesine bir bilgiye ulaşılmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışma Kuzey Kıbrıs Üniversitelerindeki bay ve bayan öğrencilere uygulanan eğitimde mobil teknoloji kullanımı ile ilgili tutum ve algılarını inceleyen anket sonuçlarını içermektedir.  Araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan anket sonuçlarına göre, bu çalışma mobil araçlarla ingilizce öğrenmeye karşı yüksek bir pozitif eğilim olduğunu göstermiştir. Cep telefonu kullanımı ile cinsiyet ve yaş bakımıdan önemli bir farkın olmadığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Buna ek olarak, anketin son bölümünde yer alan açık uçlu sorular görüşme sonucu anketten elde edilen bulguları desteklemiştir   Anahtar kelimeler: Mobil öğrenme, mobil araçlar, cep telefonu, teknoloji, tutum. '
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