Attitude towards Mobile Learning in English Language Education

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2018-9-10

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Yurdagül, Cemil
Öz, Saba

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Mobile devices, especially smart phones, are the most frequently used technological devices for daily routines. Mobile devices can be used for various purposes to meet different needs. Since education is a core requirement for human beings, smart phones are being integrated into education. However, it remains to be seen whether they have an impact on learning or not. Consequently, integration of these technologies, or “mobile learning”, has become a popular research study in the field of instructional technology. It is important to investigate the impact of smart phones in language education since students today use them frequently. This attitudinal study aims to investigate the attitude of students in higher education towards smart phone use in the context of foreign language learning. In particular, it gathers information about how smart phones are used for language learning. Participants of the study were 294 prep school students from a well-known university in Turkey. Descriptive study was selected as a research method and mixed-method was the research design for the study. The findings of the study showed that participants care about instant and easy access to information in language learning. In addition to drawing attention to the ease of information access, participants provided suggestions about future applications of smartphones in language learning.

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Mobile learning, English language teaching, Attitude, Language learning, Smartphone, Technology integration

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51625

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Education Sciences

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https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci8030142

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Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Article

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C. Yurdagül and S. Öz, “Attitude towards Mobile Learning in English Language Education,” Education Sciences, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51625.