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Exploring a mobile-based language learning intervention to improve English language acquisition and acculturation among
migrants in Australia
This exploratory Australian study tested a novel mobile-based language learning service intervention (via
WhatsApp) called ‘Chatloop’ with 31 newly arrived migrants. This intervention was offered in tandem with the traditional Adult
Migrant English Program (AMEP) classroom curriculum. A mixed methods approach was employed to trial the intervention of Chatloop
with AMEP students at two Queensland TAFE campuses. Quantitative data were gathered to measure changes in participants’ English
proficiency, and qualitative interviews gathered narratives about the experience of using Chatloop. Chatloop intervention group
participants perceived it to be an interactive learning service that significantly improved their reading and writing skills,
acculturation, and enhanced social connections. Being able to access Chatloop on their mobile device 24/7 was deemed to be an
added advantage as compared to traditional classroom learning; it provided an opportunity to learn more about Australian culture
and communication patterns, at their convenience. These findings suggest that such mobile interventions can be a valuable means of
enhancing migrant’s English language learning and warrants future research.
期刊介绍:
The Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is the preeminent journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA). ARAL is a peer reviewed journal that promotes scholarly discussion and contemporary understandings of language-related matters with a view to impacting on real-world problems and debates. The journal publishes empirical and theoretical research on language/s in educational, professional, institutional and community settings. ARAL welcomes national and international submissions presenting research related to any of the major sub-disciplines of Applied Linguistics as well as transdisciplinary studies. Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to: · Analysis of discourse and interaction · Assessment and evaluation · Bi/multilingualism and bi/multilingual education · Corpus linguistics · Cognitive linguistics · Language, culture and identity · Language maintenance and revitalization · Language planning and policy · Language teaching and learning, including specific languages and TESOL · Pragmatics · Research design and methodology · Second language acquisition · Sociolinguistics · Language and technology · Translating and interpreting.