The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students
We explored the use of mobile social software, in the form of a mobile group blog, to assist cultural learning. The potential of using this technology for cultural adaptation among overseas students was examined as those students adapted to the everyday life of studying abroad. Two pilot studies and...
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| author | Shao, Yinjuan Crook, Charles |
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| description | We explored the use of mobile social software, in the form of a mobile group blog, to assist cultural learning. The potential of using this technology for cultural adaptation among overseas students was examined as those students adapted to the everyday life of studying abroad. Two pilot studies and a successful field study of a mobile group blog as used by UK overseas students are reported. A further study with prospective overseas students witnessing this ‘moblogging’ in China revealed the advantages of communicating through this technology as a form of peer-supported preparation for cultural adaptation. Potential advantages for learning a second language via this system, were highlighted as communication was interweaved with cultural adaptation and exercised in the blog entries. Given mobile internet, the language experience together with cultural observation impressively supported these students' growing confidence with time, space and imagination. |
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| spelling | nottingham-326902020-05-04T20:06:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32690/ The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students Shao, Yinjuan Crook, Charles We explored the use of mobile social software, in the form of a mobile group blog, to assist cultural learning. The potential of using this technology for cultural adaptation among overseas students was examined as those students adapted to the everyday life of studying abroad. Two pilot studies and a successful field study of a mobile group blog as used by UK overseas students are reported. A further study with prospective overseas students witnessing this ‘moblogging’ in China revealed the advantages of communicating through this technology as a form of peer-supported preparation for cultural adaptation. Potential advantages for learning a second language via this system, were highlighted as communication was interweaved with cultural adaptation and exercised in the blog entries. Given mobile internet, the language experience together with cultural observation impressively supported these students' growing confidence with time, space and imagination. Sage 2015-11 Article PeerReviewed Shao, Yinjuan and Crook, Charles (2015) The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students. Journal of Studies in International Education, 19 (5). pp. 399-422. ISSN 1552-7808 mobile group blog remote context overseas students cultural and language learning http://jsi.sagepub.com/content/19/5/399 doi:10.1177/1028315315574101 doi:10.1177/1028315315574101 |
| spellingShingle | mobile group blog remote context overseas students cultural and language learning Shao, Yinjuan Crook, Charles The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| title | The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| title_full | The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| title_fullStr | The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| title_short | The potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| title_sort | potential of a mobile group blog to support cultural learning among overseas students |
| topic | mobile group blog remote context overseas students cultural and language learning |
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