Assessing and Implementing English-learning Mobile Applications in a University Graduation Program: SLA 2.0

摘要

Our research problem for this doctoral proposal is verifying the efficacy of using tablets and smartphones Learning Virtual Environment (LVE) applications designed for the English language autonomous learning and if these apps can be implemented as mandatory in an English university graduation course syllabus. The research question comes from the fact that most students enrolled at this course at the university where I work (UNIT – Brazil) and where I develop my doctoral studies (UNL – Portugal) are digital natives and competent users of the aforementioned gadgets in a daily basis.