دورية أكاديمية
The Potential of a Mobile Group Blog to Support Cultural Learning among Overseas Students
| العنوان: | The Potential of a Mobile Group Blog to Support Cultural Learning among Overseas Students |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Shao, Yinjuan, Crook, Charles |
| المصدر: | Journal of Studies in International Education. Nov 2015 19(5):399-422. |
| الإتاحة: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2015 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, College Students, Student Journals, Electronic Journals, Web Sites, Educational Benefits, Computer Mediated Communication, Acculturation, Information Dissemination, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Self Efficacy, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Interviews |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | China, United Kingdom |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1028315315574101 |
| تدمد: | 1028-3153 |
| مستخلص: | 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 U.K. 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 interwoven 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 64 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1077955 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1028-3153 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/1028315315574101 |