Recent years have seen an increase in smartphone based blended learning in the EFL classroom. Social work Services (SNS) such as Kakao Talk, Twitter and Facebook are commonly used. The Korean developed SNS, Kakao Talk, is popular among Korean EFL l...
Recent years have seen an increase in smartphone based blended learning in the EFL classroom. Social work Services (SNS) such as Kakao Talk, Twitter and Facebook are commonly used. The Korean developed SNS, Kakao Talk, is popular among Korean EFL learners. It is especially preferred for learning vocabulary (Kwak, 2013).
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of smartphone applications; Kakao Talk; Naver dictionary; and mobile Daum community (applications such as Kakao Talk, Naver dictionary, and mobile Daum community) to teach pronunciation of English loanwords adapted in the Korean language. It also aims to present a learning and teaching model of English loanword pronunciation. Eight elementary school students participated in this experimental study which lasted 4 weeks. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed in this study.
Research instruments included pre- and post-tests of English listening and dictation, a survey analyzed by the Korean Social Science Data Center Data Base (KSDC DB), and pre- and post-tests of English sentence reading including English loanwords analyzed by Praat 5.0.
The findings indicated that a more systematic design of smartphone based blended learning brought greater results such as listening and pronunciation skills improvement in the EFL classroom. They showed that Kakao Talk was the preferred smartphone application for giving and receiving feedback, while Naver dictionary is preferable for improving pronunciation skills. In conclusion, smartphone-based blended learning facilitates not only student interaction, but also learning of English pronunciation skills.
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