توضیحات

Telegram: An instant messaging application to assist distance language learning

Sajad Faramarzi, Hossein Heidari Tabrizi, Azizeh Chalak

Abstract

Today, the internet is making second and foreign language learning much easier than before. The emergence of online messaging applications has drastically changed online language learning and has provided a more accessible venue for learning. Similarly, what makes these online environments distinct from each other is the rate of learners’ engagement with the applications (Sutikno, Handayani, Stiawan, Riyadi & Subroto, 2016; Takeda, 2014; Wagner, 2007, 2010). The arrival of modern, interactive, and user-friendly technological advances such as blogs, wikis, portfolios, podcasts, and vodcasts has changed the studying habits of learners since they minimize the burdens of traditional classes in which one needs to be physically present (Faramarzi, 2018; Faramarzi & Bagheri, 2015) Distance language learning is on the path of progress as far as learners’ interests are evolving.

Keywords: app review, Telegram