Mobile-Assisted Writing Instruction: Affordances, Challenges, and Future Directions

Authors

  • Xiaodong Zhang Beijing Foreign Studies University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i10.21519

Abstract


Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) is popular worldwide. One related issue under discussion is how to effectively harness mobile devices to help English writers. This paper first unpacks writing as a meaning making process from the perspective of systemic functional linguistics. It then summarizes the major MALL-based studies on writing instruction, including the affordances and challenges of MALL-based writing instruction. This paper then discusses how to address challenges as identified in the existing studies on MALL-based writing instruction, centering on writing as a meaning making process. The paper ends with pedagogical tips for educators who are interested in using mobile technology to comprehensively improve students’ English writing construction across different contexts.

Author Biography

Xiaodong Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Xiaodong Zhang is assistant professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. He holds a PhD degree in linguistics from University of Georgia, USA. His work has appeared in international journals, such as Linguistics and Education (Elsevier), and Journal of language and cultural education (De Gruyter)

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Published

2021-05-25

How to Cite

Zhang, X. (2021). Mobile-Assisted Writing Instruction: Affordances, Challenges, and Future Directions. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 15(10), pp. 194–207. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i10.21519

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 10 (2021)

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Papers

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