English Learning based on Edutainment

摘要

A novel learning tool based on the new paradigm well-known as "Edutainment" using mobile technologies is deployed. The developed tool moves the issue of education to the context of entertainment. This paradigm ensures that education is seen as an activity that provides entertainment and excitement pleasure. This characteristic gives to lifelong learning an added value. Considering that the mobile-phone has had a boom in the last years and that a lot of people already have mobile telephones (approximately 2.5 billions), we have developed a system that makes lifelong learning something natural and effective for education in all fields of development. This obeys to that the new information technology can help us to achieve our perspectives of growth. This system provides to user with a permanent learning in anytime, anywhere and any device (PDA's, cell-phone, NDS, etc.). The English learning was enabled by the use of mobile phones and allowed us to detect some features that benefit learning in these contexts: exploring english independently (2) learning english through collaboration and team work (through Karaoke); (3) learning english in a societal and humanistic environment (4) learning english in authentic real life situations (5) learning english easily and ef fi ciently (6) learning english (7) learning English fun and enjoyable. This indicates that english education could benefit form utilizing these new technological tools.