Abstract

VIGIL GARCIA, Pedro Alejandro et al. Mobile learning: the use of Whatsapp in learning English. Conrado [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.77, pp. 201-208.  Epub Dec 02, 2020. ISSN 1990-8644.

The universalization in the use of mobile devices has enabled its application in different circumstances, particularly in times of social isolation where traditional teaching methods have been deprecated. This article aims at the demonstration of the incidence of the use of WhatsApp in the teaching-learning process of the real English use; to enhance the development of communicative, interactive and intercultural competence from the learning sociocultural context of 5th year students from BA Education Major Foreign Languages in the University of Pinar del Río “Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca”, Cuba. Results were obtained in the development of metacommunicative and metalinguistic skills. Moreover, it facilitates cultural transmission between students while helping them to overcome their fears toward the use of language in social communication. It achieves motivation in students in language learning from the psychology of success and constitutes an alternative in language teaching in the distance modality. However, the participation of some students remain low, a pending chapter for future research.

Keywords : Mobile learning; WhatsApp; real English; foreign language didactic.

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