Students’ perceptions on the use of smartphone for language learning purposes

Wisnuwardana, Ignatius (2019) Students’ perceptions on the use of smartphone for language learning purposes. Masters thesis, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya.

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Abstract

The advance of mobile technology has turned portable, handheld devices into an integral part of students' daily life. However, there is a lack of research about which apps are good and suitable for them in specific aspects of English studies, such as spoken English, reading and vocabulary comprehension, listening or writing. 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 smartphones are used for language learning. Two hundred participants from 10 high school groups in Surabaya - Indonesia participated by completing an anonymous questionnaire and other 17 participants of the schools were randomly selected and interviewed. Descriptive study was selected as a research method and mixed-method was the research design for the study. The results illuminated a strong motivation among students for learning English via smartphone mobile apps, and diverse types of teenager’s online activities were discovered, as well as area of their English skill improvements. The finding suggests that: First, there is considerable enthusiasm for using apps to support learning with their multimedia capabilities, portability, connectivity, and flexibility. Second, smartphones bring the substantial potentials and should be optimized for learning through systematic and purposeful activities properly designed for school learning-related activities. Some apps appeared to be mostly used by the high school students are presented.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Department:	["eprint_fieldopt_department_Graduate School" not defined]
Uncontrolled Keywords:	High School students, Smartphone, Mobile Apps, English Language Learning, Leaner Autonomy, Constructivism, Generation-Z
Subjects:	English Education
Divisions:	Graduate School > Master Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Depositing User:	Ignatius W.
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2019 02:48
Last Modified:	26 Aug 2019 02:48
URI:	http://repository.ukwms.ac.id/id/eprint/19986

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