The Use of Mobile Devices in Class for Second Language Learners

According to the article writed by Hayo Reinders. There are many ways for include the use of mobile devices in class specially for students of second language, because these days the mobile phones are using everytime, everywhere by everybody and is a good idea take advantage of the facilities for learning and teaching that these media can offer, The author of the article mention  Twenty Ideas for Using Mobile Phones in the Language Classroom, also is important to mention that this is the title of her article.  The use of  the phones in class have a lot of benefits and advantages, for exaple: phones are social tools that facilitate authentic and relevant communication and collaboration among learners. The use of the internet paly an important role together a movile devices because if students have data services in their cell phones, they can easily access to the web and search useful information for their learning process of the second language, also, Since mobile phones are part of students’ everyday routines, they help minimize the separation between the classroom and the outside world  because they can improve their classroom skills with the help of technology, through the use of cell phones, tablet, etc.

One of the activity that students can develop in class with their mobile is Use the Text Messaging feature for circular writing. this activity is perfect for those students that sometimes does not like to write or they need to improve thir writting skill, because sometimes students feel that write a paragraph can becomes  a boring activity but if they write together with their classmates the activity can be funny, interesting and really helpful.The purpose of this activity is that students improve their writing skill using the mobile that is anew way for teach with the help of the technology.

Those activities help to improve all the skills of the learners and make that students can give an important use to the technology but as everything the use of mobiles in class can have desavantages because can be that students do not make a good use of the technology and also get distrat in other things that are not relate to the class of the activity that teacher asigned to the students, in hose situations teachers have to monitor that students are working in the acitity that she or he asigned.

In my personal opinion the idea to include the mobiles in class is good but as I mentiod before is important to be  sure that students are doing a good use of the technology and that they are practice in the activities that will help them to improve their skills.