The purpose of this study is to investigate the mobile activities newly arrived migrants are engaged in when learning the Swedish language and about Swedish culture and society. Further, the study also explores the use of a mobile application (app) provided to the newly arrived migrants to use for pronunciation practice. The study involved 38 newly arrived Arabic speaking migrants participating in an introduction program of the Swedish language and Swedish culture provided by the Swedish government. The participants were divided into two groups: a control group who received training according to the traditional introduction programme and an experimental group who used a mobile app for pronunciation training as a complement to the programme. We applied a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection and analysis. The participants were interviewed about their use of mobile phones as well as recorded in a number of activities inside and outside the classroom to compare their language evolvement. In addition, surveys, logging of weekly mobile activities and observations were performed. The results show that the participants used a wide range of different mobile tools, both inside and outside the classroom. However, they used the mobiles mostly for communication with their family and friends rather than for communication with Swedes and learning Swedish. Further, compared to the control group, the experimental group showed an improved speech tempo and self-confidence in speaking. The study thus indicates that focused linguistic training with a pronunciation app is useful for developing spoken language skills, which can lead to improved integration. The participants expressed need and interest in having more mobile apps for both language and culture training.

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使用移动技术对新移民的融合和语言学习

这项研究的目的是调查在学习瑞典语以及有关瑞典文化和社会时新来的移民所从事的流动活动。此外，该研究还探讨了向新移民提供的移动应用程序（app）的使用，以用于发音练习。该研究涉及38名新到阿拉伯语的移民，他们参加了瑞典政府提供的瑞典语言和瑞典文化介绍计划。参与者分为两组：一个对照组，根据传统的介绍计划接受培训；一个实验组，使用移动应用进行语音培训，作为该计划的补充。我们将定性和定量方法相结合来进行数据收集和分析。参加者接受了有关手机使用的采访，并记录在教室内外的许多活动中以比较他们的语言发展。此外，还进行了调查，每周移动活动的日志记录和观察。结果表明，参与者在教室内外使用了各种各样的移动工具。但是，他们主要使用手机与家人和朋友交流，而不是与瑞典人交流和学习瑞典语。此外，与对照组相比，实验组显示出改善的语速和说话自信心。因此，该研究表明，使用语音应用进行集中的语言培训对于发展口语技能很有用，这可以改善集成度。