The Implementation of a Context-Aware Mobile Japanese Conversation Learning System Based on NFC-enabled Smartphones

In recent years, an innovative approach to learning has been developed to construct a context-aware mobile learning platform based on situated learning. In this study, we utilized NFC-enabled smartphones with context-aware technology to propose a Context-Aware Mobile JApanese conversation Learning system (CAMJAL) for non-native learners. Our proposed system implemented and recorded learning behaviors of the learners between peers in u-space, which is not limited to traditional e-learning system. Furthermore, the system can guide or assist the learners´ to learn collaboratively in such complicated learning contexts. To cope with this problem, the CAMJAL system was developed based on an NFC-enabled environment to supporting collaborative ubiquitous learning activities. An experiment conducted in a University advanced Japanese conversation course has shown the implementation of this system.