TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and evaluation of english listening study materials for business people who use mobile devices
T2 - A case study
AU - Yamada, Masanori
AU - Kitamura, Satoshi
AU - Shimada, Noriko
AU - Utashiro, Takafumi
AU - Shigeta, Katsusuke
AU - Yamaguchi, Etsuji
AU - Harrison, Richard
AU - Yamauchi, Yuhei
AU - Nakahara, Jun
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Benesse Corporation as collaborative research, and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) No.19700629 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2011 CALICO Journal.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This study aims to verify the effectiveness of English language materials using mobile devices for businesspeople in terms of the effect on motivation, overall learning perfor-mance, and practical performance in real business situations. We compared the use of materials developed from business English for a sales department in a company envi-ronment, using two cohorts of learners, one from the sales division and the other from other divisions in the company. The results showed that the materials were effective for the enhancement of motivation in both groups of employees. Moreover, the test scores in overall learning performance for both cohorts increased after learning with the mate-rials. However, the learners in sales positions recognized the effectiveness of the output activities (e.g., speaking) more than that of nonsales personnel because of the direct applicability of the learning materials to their business needs.
AB - This study aims to verify the effectiveness of English language materials using mobile devices for businesspeople in terms of the effect on motivation, overall learning perfor-mance, and practical performance in real business situations. We compared the use of materials developed from business English for a sales department in a company envi-ronment, using two cohorts of learners, one from the sales division and the other from other divisions in the company. The results showed that the materials were effective for the enhancement of motivation in both groups of employees. Moreover, the test scores in overall learning performance for both cohorts increased after learning with the mate-rials. However, the learners in sales positions recognized the effectiveness of the output activities (e.g., speaking) more than that of nonsales personnel because of the direct applicability of the learning materials to their business needs.
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U2 - 10.11139/cj.29.1.44-66
DO - 10.11139/cj.29.1.44-66
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044886817
SN - 2056-9017
VL - 29
SP - 44
EP - 66
JO - CALICO Journal
JF - CALICO Journal
IS - 1
ER -