In this article, we discuss weaknesses inherent in mobile phone learning, and factors that limit its viability. (We do not discuss other m-learning devices such as PDAs.) We conclude that, while e-learning has met with some acceptance among educators and is increasingly being implemented, it will be necessary to solve the problems that we discuss before m-learning can become effective, accepted and widely used. Educators who are interested in using mobile phones for learning with their students should be aware of the current limitations.

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In this study, a compact but effective Internet-based support system was designed for Japanese support system was designed for Japanese support system was designed for Japanese English learners to improve their English pronunciation. The system provides several interactive learners to improve their English pronunciation. The system provides several interactive learners to improve their English pronunciation. The system provides several interactive system provides several interactive system provides several interactive methods for users not only to learn pronunciation from the sample data of native speakers, not only to learn pronunciation from the sample data of native speakers, not only to learn pronunciation from the sample data of native speakers, of native speakers, of native speakers, but also to discover and evaluate their own specific pronunciation problems, and then improve their own specific pronunciation problems, and then improve their own specific pronunciation problems, and then improve improve improve their pronunciation with the help of the system. The system is real-time, Internet based, and system. The system is real-time, Internet based, and system. The system is real-time, Internet based, and the pinpoint feedback from the system after it has analy�ed the user's input sounds, will analy�ed the user's input sounds, will analy�ed the user's input sounds, will appear in human teacher-like natural language, rather than impersonal scores or abstract bar teacher-like natural language, rather than impersonal scores or abstract bar teacher-like natural language, rather than impersonal scores or abstract bar scores or abstract bar scores or abstract bar graphs which appear in other systems. Our present system focuses on pronunciations that are systems. Our present system focuses on pronunciations that are systems. Our present system focuses on pronunciations that are that are that are often problematic for Japanese learners of English. During the process of designing the system, English. During the process of designing the system, English. During the process of designing the system, we embedded HMM/DMM speech recognition and speech synthesis modules. synthesis modules. synthesis modules.

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In this study, a compact but effective internet-based support system was designed for Japanese English learners to improve their English pronunciation. The system provides several interactive methods for users not only to learn pronunciation from the sample data of native speakers, but also to discover and evaluate their own specific pronunciation problems, and then improve their pronunciation with the help of the system. The system is real-time, internet based, and the pinpoint feedback from the system after it has analyzed the user's input sounds, will appear in human teacher-like natural language, rather than impersonal scores or abstract bar graphs which appear in other systems. Our present system focuses on pronunciations that are often problematic for Japanese learners of English. During the process of designing the system, we embedded HMM/DMM speech recognition and speech synthesis modules.