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Flashcards as a Microlearning Tool in English Language Teaching

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Trends and Applications in Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST 2021)

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The paper deals with the use of a mobile application based on the principle of flashcards to support the teaching of English to primary school pupils. Using such an application while doing homework is a prerequisite for expanding pupils' vocabulary, improving pronunciation and storing words in long-term memory. The reason for using the mobile application is to make English language teaching more attractive, since in the Czech Republic there is a declining trend in the level of English language acquisition. Based on further described criteria, a mobile application working on the principles of flashcards was selected. The application was available to a group of pupils to facilitate their home preparation for their English lessons. The pupils' acquired knowledge was then tested and also their work with the application was monitored. Simultaneously, a feedback through a questionnaire survey was obtained from the pupils using this application. Besides the effect of flashcards on the level of vocabulary in the English language of a selected target group, the paper also deals with the potential use of flashcards as one of the possible tools of microlearning.

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  1. Faculty of Education, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    Tomas Javorcik

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  1. ISEG, University of Lisbon, LISBOA, Portugal

    Álvaro Rocha

  2. College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Hojjat Adeli

  3. Institute of Data Science and Digital Te, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Gintautas Dzemyda

  4. DCT, Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal

    Fernando Moreira

  5. Department of Information Sciences, University of Sheffield, Lisboa, Portugal

    Ana Maria Ramalho Correia

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Javorcik, T. (2021). Flashcards as a Microlearning Tool in English Language Teaching. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Dzemyda, G., Moreira, F., Ramalho Correia, A.M. (eds) Trends and Applications in Information Systems and Technologies . WorldCIST 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1367. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72660-7_12

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