The Application of Mobile Assisted Language Learning

Abstract

Abstract The integration of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has come up with many ways for both language students and teachers to evaluate methods that can shape learning styles and pedagogies which become more personalized and allow learners to learn on the move. Many English students and teachers use mobile devices both in their free time and during school. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the perspective of both students and teachers at the English department of University of Adrar on the implementation of MALL on EFL teaching and identify potential ways in which mobile devices can be used to support the learning/ teaching process of students and teachers. Questionnaires were distributed randomly to 36 master one students, and 19 teachers of the department of English. From the questionnaires both quantitative as well as qualitative data were collected and analyzed. The findings of this study revealed that most of the students and the teachers have a positive attitude toward the effectiveness of Mobile Assisted Language Learning and show that most students and teachers are already using mobile devices to support their learning. However, other groups of students still hesitate to use mobile devices inside the classroom and some teachers showed that mainstreaming mobile learning is still debatable