The present study sought to investigate whether Korean learners would benefit from tablet PC-based English learning and how they and their instructors would perceive the relatively new mobile technology as a language learning and teaching tool. To this end, 161 young learners and 57 instructors at private English institutes in several cities in Korea took part in the present study. For three months, the learners received one of two forms of instruction, one based on traditional paper-based materials and the other via tablet PC-based materials. Analyses of the listening and reading tests and of the questionnaire responses, followed by student interviews, indicate that the learners may benefit from tablet PC-based English programs, especially in their reading skills and their learning autonomy. Furthermore, the learners’ beliefs in the effectiveness of tablet PC-based instruction were found to be stronger than among the instructors. Pedagogical implications and future research directions are discussed.

ABSTRACT
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDS
 3. RESEARCH METHODS
 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 5. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
 REFERENCES

• Junil Oh(Pukyong National University)
• Hee-Kyung Lee(Yonsei University)
• Myongsu Park(Sangmyung University)
• Yunkyoung Cho(Pukyong National University) Corresponding author