ERIC EJ1095562: Special Designed Activities for Learning English Language through the Application of WhatsApp!

by: ERIC

Publication date: 2016

Topics: ERIC Archive, Handheld Devices, Social Media, Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Activities, Telecommunications, Language Teachers, Student Motivation, Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, College Students, Educational Technology, Zayed, Niveen Mohammad

Collection: ericarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

Students nowadays have strong passion towards the smart mobile phones with all their smart applications. The researcher believes that English language teachers can use the mobile phones, from each now and then, to increase the students' motivation. In this paper, the researcher designed a number of special activities that can be delivered to the students through the application of WhatsApp on the smart mobile phones. The activities are designed for intermediate level but can be modified to suit other levels and contexts.