University Students' Perspectives Toward Using MALL in Learning English Language | ||
| Journal of University of Anbar for Humanities | ||
| Article 42, Volume 2021, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 5185-5204 PDF (529.31 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.37653/juah.2021.171720 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali Sabah Jameel; Jinan Mohammed Abass | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The researchers notice that mobile device has provided flexible environment to learn different subjects, English language is among these subjects. Thus, English Language learners' perspectives of using mobile in learning is one of the major factors for adoption Mobile Assisted language learning (MALL) applications in the university educational environment. The present study aims to investigate undergraduate students' perspectives (in the Department of Media- College of Arts -University of Anbar) toward learning English language as an ESP subject, to shift towards implementing MALL in teaching ESP instead of attending lecture at class. The participants were 32 male and female students who were enrolled in the Department of Media- College of Arts -University of Anbar). A questionnaire was used to collect the data of the study. The research tries to prove the following null hypothesis "There are no statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the students' perspectives towards learning English language that can be attributed to the MALL program". Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the participants' responds. The findings reveal that there are statistically positive differences in the mean scores toward using mobile in learning English Language. Furthermore, the undergraduate students have positive perspectives towards using mobile in Learning English Language. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Postgraduate; MALL; Perspectives; Learning language | ||
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