Implementing M-Learning in Saudi English Language Classrooms

    Nowadays there are many apps that supports English learning. After searching i found two useful apps one for beginners and the other one has all the levels a learner needs, he/she have to select the level then listen to the conversations.
      English Conversation and English for Kids, the first one allows students to be put in real life situation and listen to real conversation, the second one is to teach young learners new vocabulary in a very simple and joyful way. 
     I would use it as a tool that helps students in real life conversations and how to get the correct pronunciation of the words, surly I will ask them to listen to it at home or anywhere they want and at the end of a lesson they will have to role pay the conversation they have been practicing and listening too. As for kid, the app has many sections for example: colors, fruits.. etc, I will ask them to memories five new words and draw a picture of it and bring it next class.

Mobile learning in Saudi Arabia

     There are many benefits of using mobile devices, it connects students with the real world, give them the opportunity to be in charge of themselves, provides plenty of sources and let them search to find the most suitable answer for them. Also, M-learning helps students to build up their self-dependency. It’s true that students need mobile devices to keep up with the world’s latest updates yet learning process can be completed with and without mobile devices, so it won’t affect the students learning it will only add to their knowledge and learning.

      There is a gap and it may pose a problem in the learning process because not all students have access to the internet or have their own device either for educational or social purposes and that will makes it even harder to use mobile learning while most of your students do not have a mobile device!!

     Well we can convince the parents of the benefits and importance of using mobile learning, it will take long time for them to be convinced but I guess it worth it. Nowadays there are some parents who allow their kids to use mobile devices but it’s a small percentage and that’s what we have to work on. Giving students a home work that requires internet search to be solved is one of the most effective ways to make parents allow the use of mobile learning. I would like our kingdom to support mobile learning by involving it in the curriculum, once its added the whole kingdom will respond to it.

Links to the Apps:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dungelin.englishforkids

(English for Kids)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funbox.englishconversation

(English Conversation)

The role of WeQuests in learning a foreign/second language?

      Webquests is a very useful learning method. The teacher set the task and how to go about it along with providing his/her students with the links that have the information ready for them to explore and apply it in their learning.
     Students will be working in groups which are beneficial for the class environment; they will be working together and helping each others, which will build a strong relationship between them and makes the classroom environment friendly. Students will be responsible of themselves and have to work their task out without referring to the teacher they just have the wequest to help them do what they were asked to do.
      Using webquest in learning/teaching process provides both cooperative and collaborative learning for students as mentioned above, group work is what it is about. In future I think I will use it for one time and see whether or not students will accept it.
      Here in Saudi Arabia students do not have full access to the internet so it will be a problem for me if I use the webquest although it is very helpful and entertaining yet we can’t use it in all learning situations.