Mobile Assisted Language Learning Practices of Students at Tertiary Level in Pakistan
Keywords:
Mobile Assisted Technology, E-dictionary, Authentic Resources, Comprehension, Language Learning Practices.Abstract
The paper attempts to analyze how mobile phones and related technologies affect the language learning practices of students at the tertiary level. Several tools are used in language education and mobile phone is one of them. This study has been conducted using a quantitative approach and enrolled students of BS (4 Years) constitute the population of the study from five public sector universities of Pakistan. A sample of 8878 students participated through a proportionate random sampling technique. A survey has been conducted and a structured questionnaire is used as a tool for data collection. The study findings outline that there are several tools used in language education and mobile-assisted technology is one of them. The study findings also assert that the use of mobile phones in education and especially in language learning is relatively a new phenomenon in developing countries such as Pakistan. Further, this study adds that e-dictionary, social networking, mobile games, usage of grammar in context, designing communication tasks, usage of authentic resources, facilitating comprehensibility, and AV aids have favourable effects on language learning practices of students at the tertiary level of educational institutions in Pakistan.
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