Mobile Assisted Language Learning Applications*

Where to Get Apps Instructional Apps Make your own exercises General References

Where to Get Apps

 Description URL
  iTunes software for downloading apps for iPhone and iPod Touch; Windows and Mac versions http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Blackberry App World software for downloading Blackberry apps http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/appworld/
Blackberrycool Store Blackberry Apps http://store.blackberrycool.com/appstore.asp
Ten Free BlackBerry Apps You Actually Want Twitterberry, Facebook, and more http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2009/02/17/ten-free-blackberry-apps-you-actually-want/
Nokia apps Download apps for Nokia https://store.ovi.com/
Top 50 iPhone Apps for Educators annotated list http://oedb.org/library/features/top_50_iphones_for_educators

Instructional Apps:
  24/7 Tutor Tutors for French, German, Italian, Spanish http://www.247tutor.com/
Japanese phrases Free and paid versions; other apps available http://thejapanesepage.com/iphone/phrases
AccelaStudy Available in many languages http://www.accelastudy.com/
Declan Software Flashcards; "Word of the Day" http://www.declan-software.com/declan_iphone_apps.htm
iFarsiNum Learn numbers in Farsi http://www.edensoft.com/ifarsinum/index.html
Gengo Languages Audio Flashcards Audio flashcards (with a game) http://www.innovativelanguage.com/products/Gengo
Kana Strokes Animations of Japanese hiragana and katagana strokes http://jyopp.com/kana_strokes/
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Make your own exercises:
  Audio Picture Dictionary Instructions here: http://www.edvista.com/claire/pres/audiodictionary.html

"Other apps:"

    
  Twitterific access Twitter http://twitterrific.com/
Facebook access Facebook http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6628568379
Skype access Skype http://www.skype.com/download/skype/iphone/
AIM access AIM http://daol.aol.com/software/mac/iphone/aim
WordPress create and edit content on a blog http://iphone.wordpress.org/
Google Mobile App Search Google by voice; other Google tools http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=13584
AudioBoo send audio, pictures to audio blog http://audioboo.fm/
Current Postcards create postcards to email or send to Facebook http://mobilefission.blogspot.com/2007/06/about-current-postcards.html
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General References:
  "Going to the MALL: Mobile Assisted Language Learning" by George Chinnery http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num1/emerging/default.html
Mobile Assisted Language Learning Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Assisted_Language_Learning
Mobile ESL Learning YouTube video about mobile-assisted language learning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrbcKYFY-dQ
LARC Social Media Workshop   http://larc.sdsu.edu/socialmedia/
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*This web page accompanies the session "Mobile Assisted Language Learning Applications," to be presented on August 11, 2009, as part of the LARC's Social Media Workshop.

 

Last modified: August 11, 2009