Enhancements and Limitations to ICT-Based Informal Language Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities

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Enhancements and Limitations to ICT-Based Informal Language Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the implementation of technological opportunities within informal language teaching methods along with the drawbacks that limit its efficiency. While highlighting topics such as acculturation, student perception, and autonomous applications, this publication explores how learners perform ICT-based activities beyond the classroom and assesses the linguistic gains generated by informal ICT uses. This book is ideally designed for teachers, IT consultants, educational software developers, researchers, policymakers, and academic professionals seeking current research on technological techniques within second language learning and teaching.

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Table of Contents
Foreword .............................................................................................................. ix
Preface .................................................................................................................xii
Acknowledgment ............................................................................................... xxi
Introduction ...................................................................................................... xxii
Section 1
Chapter 1
Informal language Practices via Digital Technology: The Neglected Proficiency 1
Abdu M.Talib Al-kadi, Ibb University, Yemen
Chapter 2
A Guide for Mobile-Assisted Language Learning in Informal Settings:
Pedagogical and Design Perspectives ..................................................................24
Emine Şendurur, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey
Chapter 3
Impediments to Gauging ICT-Based Informal English Learning Outcomes ......54
Taha Ahmed Hezam, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Section 2
Chapter 4
Learner-Initiated Language Learning Through Social Media Sites (SMSs) .......69
Rashad Ali Ahmed, Miami University, USA

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Chapter 5
Adult Language Learners’ Informal Employment of ICT Applications and
Websites to Assess Their English Skills ..............................................................89
Ferit Kılıçkaya, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
Chapter 6
An Investigation into EFL Pre-Service Teachers’ Out-of-Class Self-
Regulated Learning Experiences weith ICT ......................................................112
Saadet Korucu-Kis, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey
Chapter 7
EFL Learning Beyond the Wall with MALL: College Students’ Perceptions ...138
Mohialdeen Alotumi, Sana’a University, Yemen
Chapter 8
Formalizing Informal CALL in Learning English Language Skills ..................161
Norizan Abdul Razak, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Amr Abdullatif Yassin, Ibb University, Yemen
Tg Nor Rizan Tg Mohamad Maasum, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Malaysia
Related Readings .............................................................................................. 183
About the Contributors ................................................................................... 197
Index .................................................................................................................. 200