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This chapter offers insights into the benefits and drawbacks of adopting mobile learning in language education, both from a theoretical as well as a practical point of view. A survey was designed to explore pedagogically sound practices and provide a better understanding of the current and future role of MALL on language learning, specifically in higher education (HE). Comparison between the two target groups (learners and teachers) produced results to aid in aligning and narrowing distances between the learners' independent usage of MALL in informal learning and the instructors' perception of how mobile apps can or should be integrated into the language curriculum. The chapter proposes a number of research areas that require further exploration in MALL and with a set of recommendations in terms of embracing MALL practices in language learning and teaching.

Cet article fait état de la recherche menée par un groupe pluridisciplinaire sur un scénario de formation baptisé 2 temps 3 mouvements, à destination des enseignants en langues. Combinant une expertise multiple en acquisition des langues secondes, en numérique pédagogique, et en formation enseignante, trois chercheuses ont imaginé, mis en pratique, puis analysé un scénario de formation continuée. En se basant sur plusieurs théories d'intégration du numérique en classe et sur une série de données qualitatives récoltées tout au long de la formation, l'équipe de recherche a pu mettre en exergue différents aspects. Dans un premier temps, l'effet du scénario sur les représentations des participants quant au numérique à l'école a été analysé. Ensuite, l'attention a été portée sur l'évolution des pratiques numériques des enseignants à l'issue de la formation. Enfin, le scénario de formation en lui-même et son efficacité ont été investigués. Les différents résultats exposés ont permis aux chercheuses de formuler des recommandations de bonnes pratiques dans la perspective d'une nouvelle édition de formation en 2 temps 3 mouvements.

The theme selected for the 2019 EuroCALL conference held in Louvain-la-Neuve was ‘CALL and complexity’. As languages are known to be intrinsically and linguistically complex, as are the many determinants of learning (additional) languages, complexity is viewed as a challenge to be embraced collectively. The 2019 conference allowed us to pay tribute to providers of CALL solutions and to recognize the complexity of their task. We hope you will enjoy reading this volume as it offers a rich glimpse into the numerous debates that took place during EuroCALL 2019. We look forward to continuing those debates and discussions with you at the next EuroCALL conferences!

This paper focuses on the perceptions and uses of mobile technologies by 118 Belgian teachers in foreign language teaching and learning in secondary education. The purpose of the study is to analyze the teachers' attitudes towards the use of mobile technologies in-and outside the classroom via an online questionnaire. The preliminary findings presented in this paper establish that the concept of a 'Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) community' does not yet exist in our context as the use of mobile devices is still limited. Nevertheless, it can also be stated that teachers' attitudes and behavioral intention towards the use of tablets are slightly more positive than towards the use of smartphones, and that a vast majority of the teachers are interested in being trained to MALL.