The Influence of Vocabulary-Learning App Preferences Among Mandarin English Language Learners

With the development of high technologies, mobile phones become popular in daily life.Many educators seized the opportunity and designed mobile learning apps.Compared with traditional language learning environment, mobile learning apps allow learners to use at anywhere and anytime.Also, these apps can provide immediate feedback and allow users to control their own learning paces.Many educators also believe that vocabulary-learning apps can take the advantages of mobile learning and can help users memorize words effectively.As vocabulary is considered as the foundation of language learning, it is important for English learners to acquire certain amount of English words.The reasons to take a close look at BAICIZHAN and SHANBEI is that these two apps are not only two of the most popular vocabulary learning apps in China, but also because they are different from many aspects, such as the way to present words and the hints which are used to recall words.It is interesting to see users' preference towards certain aspects of these two apps.