Critical Review of Learning Theories Development and CALL

Authors

  • Abdulrahman M. Alshabeb

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.74.8076

Keywords:

Learning Theories, Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Social Media, Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)

Abstract

It has been claimed that traditional learning has been disappearing due to the vast changes resulting from technology, which has impacted dramatically on both education and society. Hence, socialising, which previously occurred only in the classroom, often now takes place in the virtual world. Communication is a unique aspect of social life and social media can facilitate and help to improve it. Learning English at the university level has also been impacted by many lifestyle changes that have come about from the influence of western cultures and digital convergence with local culture. Social media can act as a source for communication between tutors and students, making it suitable to be used by EFL pupils in order to augment their English knowledge. As a result, these changes have been shifting the learning theories and introducing a new era of CALL.

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2019-03-25

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Alshabeb, A. M. . (2019). Critical Review of Learning Theories Development and CALL. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 6(3), 421–438. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.74.8076