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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">109</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3217/jucs-021-10-1307</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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          <subject>H.5.2 - User Interfaces</subject>
          <subject>K.3.1 - Computer Uses in Education</subject>
          <subject>K.3 - COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION</subject>
          <subject>L.3.0 - eLearning Systems/Technology/Tools/Platforms</subject>
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        <article-title>MLab: A Mobile Language Learning Lab System for Language Learners</article-title>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Alotaibi</surname>
            <given-names>Hind M.</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">hialotaibi@ksu.edu.sa</email>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Alamer</surname>
            <given-names>Reem A.</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Al-Khalifa</surname>
            <given-names>Hend S.</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</addr-line>
        <institution>King Saud University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Riyadh</addr-line>
        <country>Saudi Arabia</country>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: Hind M. Alotaibi (<email xlink:type="simple">hialotaibi@ksu.edu.sa</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2015</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2015</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>21</volume>
      <issue>10</issue>
      <fpage>1307</fpage>
      <lpage>1326</lpage>
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      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>30</day>
          <month>12</month>
          <year>2014</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>12</day>
          <month>09</month>
          <year>2015</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Hind M. Alotaibi, Reem A. Alamer, Hend S. Al-Khalifa</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>This paper describes the design and development of a mobile language lab system called MLab. The MLab system aims to replace the traditional language lab - which typically has a restrictive layout and lacks interaction - with a more user-friendly, low-cost mobile language lab. The target users of MLab are language teachers and students, and the system offers them the freedom to move around and use their own devices at any time and in any place. The MLab system was developed using several web technologies and Application Programming Interface (API) to provide a fast and convenient method of accessing required content. To evaluate the MLab system, a pilot test was conducted with a class of 15 students and their teacher. The results showed high usability rates and generally positive attitudes toward using the system.</p>
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