Promoting an APPetite for mobile learning

12 January 2013Al Hosn University, Abu Dhabi

Colin HoyICT Co-ordinatorBritish Council Dubai

colin.hoy@ae.britishcouncil.org

Learning on the moveLearnEnglish mobile learning apps

• A range of apps from the British Council

promoting anywhere, anytime English

language learning

• Download apps for Android, iOS (iPhone or

iPad), bada, Blackberry and Ovi

• Search your favourite app store for

‘British Council’

Learning on the moveLearnEnglish Audio & Video

• Listening practice on the go

• Choose from a variety of audio and video

series especially designed for language

learners

• Pitch control to slow down speech

• Synchronised tapescript including glossary

entries with word definitions

• iOS out now. Android coming soon

Learning on the moveLearnEnglish Grammar

• Wide variety of interactive grammar practice

• Graded language practice

• Follows core inventory of language syllabus

• In app content for purchase

• Multiple language support

• Available for iOS, Android and Blackberry

phones.

• #1 educational app in Hong Kong, Thailand

Learning on the moveMyWordBook 2

• Interactive vocabulary learning tool

• Create flashcards for the words your learning

• In app content from Cambridge University Press for

purchase creates an interactive dictionary

• Adaptive learning moves words from practice area

into review area

• Available for iOS, Blackberry and Android

• Also out as a web app on Mozilla Firefox soon

Learning on the moveLearnEnglish Sports World

• LearnEnglish Sports World is a hidden

object and word game with a sports

theme 

• In LearnEnglish Sports World, players

have to find hidden sports objects in a

beautifully illustrated sports scene and

correctly spell the hidden sports objects

to earn medals  

• Available for iPhone and iPad

Learning on the moveLearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts

LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts app is a series of

English learning podcasts for your learners to directly

download and enjoy on your phone

Each show, with the dynamic duo of Tess and Ravi, is 20

minutes long and comes with questions aimed at

elementary learners of English, which can be attempted

while listening to the podcast

Learning on the moveBig City (Audio soap podcasts)

Big City Small World is an audio soap for learners

of English. Set in London, it follows the lives of a

group of regulars in Tony's cafe

The application includes:

•Over 30 episodes

•10 cartoons with accompanying language learning points.

Learning on the moveSounds Right

Sounds Right is the British Council's

pronunciation chart for learners and

teachers worldwide

This app is for the iPad

Learning on the moveJohnny Grammar’s Quizmaster

Test yourself against our grammar expert Johnny Grammar with this

app for Android™ smartphone and share your score with

friends via Facebook

The game features:

•3 levels of grammar questions

•hundreds of vocabulary questions

Learning on the move60 Second Word Challenge

• A vocabulary game to help improve and widen English learning

• Challenge friends and other learners through Facebook and iTunes

Games Center

• Three levels of difficulty, 10 topic areas and 600 questions

• Also available as a Samsung Smart TV and Samsung Android app

Learning on the moveWordshake

Make as many words as you can against the clock in

two minutes. Wordshake includes a 10,000 + word

vocabulary database and provides feedback on the

possible words after you’ve completed the game

Challenge friends by posting scores to Facebook

Learning on the move

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps