The document discusses the use of mobile devices, especially cell phones, in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning in China. It notes that cell phone ownership is widespread in China and that cell phones can be used for voice calls, SMS, browsing, downloading, cameras, and gaming to enhance EFL education. Some potential benefits of using cell phones for EFL discussed are installing a campus cell phone system, upgrading the SMS system, allowing online access to educational materials and tests, and downloading materials for later review.

1. Cell Phone in EFL Teaching and Learning Guoqiang Cui Graduate Student of University of Southern Mississippi

2. Introduction…

5. Among all the mobile devices cell phone is probably more widespread and popular in use all over the world

7. Overview of Mobile Devices Applied in Mobile Learning …

8. Handheld Computers Audio and video players Cell Phones

9. Handheld Computers

11. Audio and video players

12. Cell Phones…

13. What you can do with it?

14. “ Cell phones are not just communication devices sparking new modalities of interacting between people, they are also particularly useful computers that fit your pocket, are always with you, and are always on. Like all communication and computing devices, cell phones, can be used to learn” by Marc Prensky

15. Voice

16. SMS (short message service)

17. Browsing

18. Download

19. Camera

20. Gaming

21. What is the present EFL teaching situation in China?

23. Promising use in the future…

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