Investigating the attitude of teachers and parents in the internet era: A case study of preschoolers' use of mobile devices to learn english in a class of Shanghai kindergarten

Rifa Guo, Chuxin Fu, Jing Leng

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Abstract

With the rapid development of technology, English learning becomes more and more important. In the mobile Internet era, more and more pre-school children use tablets, smart phones and other mobile electronic devices to learn English. On the one hand, teachers and parents hope that preschoolers could master relevant mobile network technologies for learning. On the other hand, they also express concerns about the excessive or premature use of mobile devices by young children. Therefore, this paper intends to investigate the attitudes of teachers and parents about pre-school children's use of mobile electronic devices based on a case study conducted in a kindergarten in Shanghai. The paper also analyzes the causes of anxiety and other influencing factors for teachers and parents and suggests a series of effective recommendations and measures about the use of the mobile electronic devices in the preschool English education.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCE 2017 - 25th International Conference on Computers in Education
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology and Innovation: Computer-Based Educational Systems for the 21st Century, Workshop Proceedings
EditorsYusuke Hayashi, Thepchai Supnithi, Moffat Mathews, Su Luan Wong, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub, Antonija Mitrovic, Wenli Chen, Jie-Chi Yang
PublisherAsia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages281-288
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789869401227
StatePublished - 2017
Event25th International Conference on Computers in Education: Technology and Innovation: Computer-Based Educational Systems for the 21st Century, ICCE 2017 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Duration: 4 Dec 20178 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameICCE 2017 - 25th International Conference on Computers in Education: Technology and Innovation: Computer-Based Educational Systems for the 21st Century, Workshop Proceedings

Conference

Conference25th International Conference on Computers in Education: Technology and Innovation: Computer-Based Educational Systems for the 21st Century, ICCE 2017
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
Period4/12/178/12/17

Keywords

  • Attitudes
  • Mobile electronic devices
  • Preschooler

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