A mobile-device-supported [http://www.innovateonline.info/extra/definition2109.htm peer-assisted learning] (MPAL) system runs on [[Tablet personaltablet computer|tablet PC]]s and is used to facilitate collaborative reading activities of elementary [[English as a foreign or second language|English as a foreign language]] (EFL) learners. An MPAL system consists of a phonological-skills training module and a [[Self- and Peer-Assessment|peer-assessment]] module. Online helpers (typically more advanced students) can assist their peers in the peer-assessment module via Skype. While evaluating their peers' oral reading, online helpers identify mispronounced words by marking the words with a stylus. The MPAL system is then used to assess the readers' performance as a "fail" or "pass" based on the accuracy ratio provided. MPAL successfully promotes EFL learners' motivation to improve reading skills, and makes them engaged in reading activities; thereby ensuring that learners have timely online assistance anytime and anywhere.<sup>[14]</sup>
== Collaborating in Discussion Boards on a Mobile Device ==
