%0 Conference Paper %1 Vosloo09 %A Vosloo, Steve %A Walton, Marion %A Deumert, Ana %B Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2009) %C Orlando, USA %D 2009 %K africa education haifa-mlearning learning literacy m4lit mlearning mobile south teens %T m4Lit: a teen m-novel project in South Africa %U http://www.marionwalton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mlearn2009_07_sv_mw_ad.pdf %X The m4Lit (mobile phones for literacy) pilot project will create a mobile novel (m-novel), published on a mobisite in English and in isiXhosa, to explore ways of supporting teen leisure reading and writing around fictional texts in South Africa, using mobile media. The story will be published serially and invite readers to interact with it as it unfolds – teens will vote on and discuss the unfolding plot, leave comments, and finally submit a written piece as part of a competition. The study will contribute to the understanding of mobile literacies, from a new literacy studies perspective.

@inproceedings{Vosloo09, abstract = {The m4Lit (mobile phones for literacy) pilot project will create a mobile novel (m-novel), published on a mobisite in English and in isiXhosa, to explore ways of supporting teen leisure reading and writing around fictional texts in South Africa, using mobile media. The story will be published serially and invite readers to interact with it as it unfolds – teens will vote on and discuss the unfolding plot, leave comments, and finally submit a written piece as part of a competition. The study will contribute to the understanding of mobile literacies, from a new literacy studies perspective.}, added-at = {2011-02-07T12:05:11.000+0100}, address = {Orlando, USA}, author = {Vosloo, Steve and Walton, Marion and Deumert, Ana}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/203b77cec701ffe5b914d4b7f761542df/yish}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2009)}, interhash = {5e153829cfbf5679760d394ea7371ec8}, intrahash = {03b77cec701ffe5b914d4b7f761542df}, keywords = {africa education haifa-mlearning learning literacy m4lit mlearning mobile south teens}, timestamp = {2011-02-07T12:05:11.000+0100}, title = {m4Lit: a teen m-novel project in South Africa}, url = {http://www.marionwalton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mlearn2009_07_sv_mw_ad.pdf}, year = 2009 }