Call for Papers: Mobile Language Learning



Special Issue Editors: Glenn Stockwell & Susana Sotillo



There has been increased interest in portable technologies which allow learners 

to access tools for learning languages in virtually any time or place that 

suits them. The quickly developing functionalities of mobile phones, MP3 

players, laptop and tablet computers, and other hand-held devices with touch 

screen technology mean that the range of possibilities for language learning 

has greatly diversified. Godwin-Jones (2011), for example, points out that 

iPhone and Android phones have ushered in a phenomenal expansion in the 

development of Apps for just about every topic under the sun, and educators 

have been exploring the value of Apps for learning specific skills (e.g., math, 

geometry) and language since 2009. The interest in such mobile technologies for 

learning languages has also been reflected in recent literature, with the 

appearance of studies using mobile technologies, such as podcasts (e.g., 

Rosell-Aguilar, 2006), short message service (SMS) (e.g., Levy & Kennedy, 2008; 

Sotillo, 2010; Thurlow, 2003, 2009), and mobile phones (Stockwell, 2010), to 

name a few. This special issue of Language Learning & Technology seeks to 

provide a variety of perspectives on learning through mobile technologies, with 

a particular focus on corpus-based or empirical studies investigating how the 

use of these technologies affect and are affected by the language learning 

environment, or discussions of theoretical issues associated with learning 

through mobile technologies.



Please consult the LLT Website for general guidelines on submission 

(http://llt.msu.edu/contrib.html) and research 

(http://llt.msu.edu/resguide.html) and note that articles containing only 

descriptions of software or pedagogical procedures without presenting in-depth 

empirical data and analysis on language learning processes or outcomes will not 

be considered.



Possible topics include, but are not limited to:



       * Practical issues of mobile language learning

       * Theories applicable to mobile language learning

       * Autonomy and/or self-directed learning through mobile technologies

       * Teacher education for mobile language learning

       * Development of Apps and software for mobile language learning

       * Using mobile technologies for specialized language learning

       * Teaching second language pragmatics through mobile technologies



Please send letter of intent and 250-word abstract by February 1, 2012 to 

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Publication timeline:



       * February 1, 2012: Submission deadline for abstracts

       * February 15, 2011: Invitation to authors to submit a manuscript

       * July 1, 2012: Submission deadline for manuscripts

       * October 1, 2013: Publication of special issue