Critical Reading X

Petrovic, O., Babcicky, P., & Puchleitner, T. (2014). An environment for Mobile Experiential Learning. International Conference Mobile Learning, 10, 271-276.

Language learning through mobile has shown the learners new component to study such as video, audio-recorders, music player and email. The mobile technology has a great potential to support learning language activities outside the classroom. It could become an important component of learning environment through experience and observation.

Experiential learning frequently makes students work through the real problems. Students would be given a project requires them not to only read textbook and do the assessment. In this situation, students would gain deeper understanding and new knowledge by observing the real life along with the project. The course project in learning outcomes take place in different ways. Students work in group then they learn and practice the important methodological approaches.

Mobile learning environment gives the students the application of experiential learning courses with the tool of students’ mobile device.

Critical Reading IX

Ramamuruthy, V., & Rao, S., (2015). Smartphones Promote Autonomous Learning in ESL Classrooms. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 3(4)

In the 21^st Century Learning Skills, students must focus beyond the four skills in English (listening, writing, reading and listening). They have to focus in learning and innovation skill which have four aspects they are, critical thinking, creative thinking, communicating and collaborating. To reinforce student’s ability in those aspects, the information must be accessed easier, more effective and more efficient.

Meanwhile, the mobile learning is using the mobile technologies to facilitate learning anywhere and anytime. It’s replaced from computer to laptop, from laptop to palmtop like tablets and smart phones. Smartphones provide a great opportunity to access the material and give information for learners in learning English language through useful application.

The autonomous learning is the ability and the potential to learn and to take responsibility of one’s learning. The learners have to manage their own learning situation. However, it doesn’t mean that the students will not get the teacher’s direction. In this learning, teacher still become the facilitator in learning the material.

The result of the study reveals that smartphones make learners to obtain learning innovation to a certain level. Students also aware of their needs in learning English. Smartphone trigger them in self-learning to seek more information towards the material and to correct their own mistake.