Abstract Ubiquitous learning becomes main stream among college students, especially for English learners。 This case study employs questionnaire and group interview to collect data in a local normal university, puts forward the research questions and research methods, and analyzes the situation of English U-learning, including accesses to internet, contents, channels, time, places, lengths, sources, motivations, the effect of English U-learning and the existing barriers。 The results show that English U-learning became one of effective assisting ways of classroom learning, like watching English news, chatting with foreign friends, practicing English for taking postgraduate entrance exams,  translation training, using e-dictionary on the smartphone, obtaining English grammar knowledge and so on。 However, the effect is not so good as expected, of which the main reasons are: It is short of English online sources; The links of English materials are not reliable; Students have few intensive motivations to learn English; Advertisements and chatting windows disturb the thought of English learners, et cetera。 In the end, suggestions are therefore given to improve the situation。75873

Key words: English U-learning; college students; smartphone; questionnaire; group interview

摘要泛在学习在大学生中成为一种主流的学习方式，尤其对英语学习者来说。本文采用个案研究，以某地方高校为个案，运用问卷调查和小组访谈来收集数据，提出研究问题和研究方法，分析英语泛在学习的现状，包括联网方式，内容，渠道，时间地点，学习时长，来源和动机。还分析了英语泛在学习的效果和存在的障碍，结果显示，泛在英语学习成为课堂学习有效的辅助形式，如看英语新闻、与外国朋友交流、考研英语训练、翻译训练、电子词典、获得语法知识等。但效果不容乐观，主要是存在英语在线资源缺乏、链接不可靠、学习内部动机不强、广告干扰、聊天信息干扰等问题。论文也提出了改善现状的建议。

毕业论文关键词：英语泛在学习；大学生；智能手机；问卷调查；小组访谈

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 Background of U-learning 1

1。2 Significance of this study 1

1。3 Structure of this thesis 3

2。 Literature Review 3

2。1 Definition of U-learning 3

2。2 Relative study of U-learning 4

3。 Methodology 6

3。1 Research questions 6

3。2 Participants 6

3。3 Instruments 7

4。 Data Description 7

4。1 The key elements of U-learning 7

4。2 The effect obtained by English U-learning 11

4。3 Barriers existing in English U-learning 11

5。 Discussion 12

5。1 Analysis of the current situation of English U-learning 13

5。2 Analysis of effect obtained by English U-learners 14

5。3 Analysis of existing barriers in English U-learning 15

5。4 Suggestions for English U-learning development 15

6。 Conclusion 16

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