Mobil E-learning
Last year the students in Otokoyama Higashi Middle School in Kyoto, Japan, used
Nintendo DS in their English class, and the results showed that the students were able
to improve their English vocabulary by 40% with the device. Recently, also in the UK,
students in year 6 classroom at Bishop John Robinson School in Thamesmead, southeast
London have applied Nintendo DS game consoles for improving their English
vocabulary and math skills. The devices have been lent by Greenwich borough's city
learning centre. The game consoles are connected wirelessly to the teacher who has
the game card that is coordinating the tasks.
In addition to Nintendo DS, iPod has also been applied for e-learning. Whereas
Nintendo DS is mainly used in elementary and middle school levels, iPod has been
popular among the university students. Especially students, who learn English as a
foreign language, widely use iPod as a learning tool in South Korea and Japan. Osaka
Women’s University and Osaka College offer iPods which have pre-installed contents for learning English.
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