Designing an Effective Learning Environment for Language Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The rapid development in IT in the twenty-first century have along with the COVID-19 pandemic have had effects on the field of education, with the need to use technology for educational purposes arising. Mobile phones, which hold a more important place than computers, also became a part of education...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology Vol. 12; p. 752083
Main Authors: Betoncu, Olkan, Faslı, Funda G., Ozdamli, Fezile
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A 05.10.2021
Subjects:
distance learning
m-learning
mobile application
mobile education
Psychology
Turkish as a foreign language
ISSN:1664-1078, 1664-1078
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Summary:The rapid development in IT in the twenty-first century have along with the COVID-19 pandemic have had effects on the field of education, with the need to use technology for educational purposes arising. Mobile phones, which hold a more important place than computers, also became a part of education. In today's world, it is possible to access educational content without any limitation of time and space. Individuals who desire to learn a new language but cannot do so due to financial difficulties or free time have moved toward mobile learning methods. “YIT101” is a mobile application designed to teach Turkish as a foreign language independent from time and location and targets basic Turkish A1 level course content. This application enables users to access information when needed and to learn Turkish as a foreign language outside the classroom environment independent from a formal instructor, allowing them to save time.
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This article was submitted to Educational Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Reviewed by: Muhammad Bello Nawaila, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Nigeria; Cem Birol, Final International University, Cyprus
Edited by: Ayhan Çakici, University of Kyrenia, Cyprus
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.752083