摘 要

移动学习是一种结合移动通信技术与移动学习理论的新型语言学习方法。移动设备在大学生中的广泛使用为移动学习提供了机会，而大学生对提升英语能力的需求也促使大学生进行英语学习，很多移动词汇学习软件也就应运而生。但是，从深度学习方面来看，现在的移动词汇学习软件仍存在一些问题。因此，研究英语词汇深度学习能否在移动学习的基础上实现，具有重要的理论和实践意义。

本文回顾了关于移动学习和深度学习的理论及实验研究，发现较少实验研究了深度学习在英语词汇学习过程中的效果。为了提高英语词汇深度学习的质量，本文将对大学生移动学习的现状以及借助移动设备进行英语词汇深度学习的效果进行探讨。

基于移动学习和深度学习的理论，本文提出了三个研究问题：（1）大学生英语词汇移动学习的整体情况如何？（2）大学生英语移动学习的主要目的是什么？（3）移动学习对英语词汇的深度学习有多大程度的促进作用？

为了回答这些问题，本文运用调查问卷对大学生英语词汇移动学习情况进行调查，并运用访谈法研究学习者在英语词汇移动学习过程中,对深度学习的体验与感受。

结果表明，移动学习已经成为大学生学习英语词汇的重要方法，学习者有提高自身产出性技能以及增加词汇知识的需求。虽然目前的移动词汇软件在帮助学习者增加词汇宽度方面有一定的效果，但对词汇知识的深度、知识的构建和高阶思维能力方面的提升，作用仍然非常有限。为了帮助移动端英语词汇应用更好地满足学习者对词汇深度学习的要求，本文提出了相应的建议，以帮助移动端英语词汇应用进一步发展。

关键词：移动学习；深度学习；英语词汇学习

Abstract

As a combination of mobile communication technologies and mobile learning theories, mobile learning is a new method for language learning. The widespread use of mobile devices among college students has provided opportunities for mobile learning. At the same time, the requirement of English abilities for college students propels their English learning. In order to meet the needs of college students for English vocabulary mobile learning, many mobile applications came into being. However, there are still some problems in mobile learning, especially from the aspect of deep learning. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to investigate whether English vocabulary deep learning can be achieved based on mobile learning.

This paper reviews the research about the theories and experiments of mobile learning and deep learning, and finds that few types of research concentrate on the effect of deep learning during the process of English vocabulary learning. In order to improve the quality of English vocabulary deep learning, this paper will try to explore the status quo of mobile learning among college students and the effect of vocabulary deep learning with the help of mobile devices.

Based on the theories of mobile learning and deep learning, this paper proposes three research questions: (1) What is the overall situation of English vocabulary mobile learning for college students? (2) What are the main purposes of English mobile learning for college students? (3) To what extent do mobile devices promote the deep learning of English vocabulary?

To answer these questions, a questionnaire is designed to investigate the students’ English vocabulary mobile learning situation and interviews are conducted to study the details of learners’ experience about deep learning during English vocabulary mobile learning.

The results indicate that mobile learning has become an important method for college students to learn English vocabulary and learners require to improve their productive ability as well as to increase their vocabulary knowledge. Although current mobile vocabulary applications have some effects on helping learners to increase the width of vocabulary, they are still playing a limited role in the depth of vocabulary knowledge, knowledge construction and high-order thinking skills. To help mobile applications of English vocabulary better meet learners’ requirements for vocabulary deep learning, the author puts forward corresponding suggestions for further development of the applications.

Key words: mobile learning; deep learning; English vocabulary learning.

Contents

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Research Significance 1

1.3 Layout of the Paper 2

Chapter Two Literature Review 3

2.1 Mobile Learning 3

2.1.1 The Definition of Mobile Learning 3

2.1.2 The Features of Mobile Learning 3

2.1.3 Previous Studies on Mobile Learning 4

2.2 Deep Learning 5

2.2.1 The Definition of Deep Learning 5

2.2.2 The Features of Deep Learning 6

2.2.3 Previous Studies on Deep Learning 6

Chapter Three Methodology 9

3.1 Research Questions 9

3.2 Participants 9

3.3 Instruments 11

3.3.1 Questionnaire 11

3.3.2 Interview 12

3.4 Data Analysis 13

Chapter Four Result and Discussion 14

4.1 Result 14

4.1.1 The Status Quo of Mobile Vocabulary Learning 14

4.1.2 The Effects of Vocabulary Deep Learning Approaches 17

4.2 Discussion 21

4.2.1 General Situation of Mobile Vocabulary Learning 21

4.2.2 The Effects of Vocabulary Deep Learning Approaches 22

Chapter Five Conclusion 23

5.1 Major Findings amp; Implication 23

5.2 Limitation 24

5.3 Suggestions 25

References 26

Appendixes 29

Appendix A 大学生英语词汇移动学习调查问卷 29

Appendix B 大学生英语词汇移动学习访谈提纲 33

Acknowledgements 34

Research and Exploration of College Students’ English Vocabulary Mobile Learning under the Background of Informatization

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Research Background

In recent years, the rapid development in mobile technology and wireless networks has created new opportunities for the learning of English in a mobile learning context(Chen et al, 2018), affecting the ways of communication, learning and thinking(Li, 2017). While the advent of the digital era brings a lot of possibilities into the world, it also brings some innovations to the field of education. Due to the features of mobile learning, such as convenience, flexibility, intelligence, interaction, an increasing number of college students tend to carry out language learning with the assist of mobile devices.

As a basic component of language and the precondition for language use, vocabulary is an important cornerstone for mastering different language skills(Zeng, 2018). Proficiency in vocabulary is a successful beginning of language learning(Zhang, 2015), so it is undoubted that vocabulary plays a significant role in language acquisition. In order to meet the needs of learners for English vocabulary mobile learning, many mobile vocabulary applications came into being.

English vocabulary mobile applications are supposed to meet learners’ requirements for vocabulary knowledge construction and productive ability development. However, there still exist some problems in such applications, such as the incomplete vocabulary knowledge structure and inappropriate presentation of vocabulary knowledge, which is not conducive for learners to comprehend and apply the target vocabulary knowledge in depth.