Attitudes Of Tertiary Students Towards Using Smart Phone Applications In Learning English
The Case Of The Freshmen Enrolling In The General English Requirement In The University College Of Applied Science
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https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss8.408Keywords:
smart phones, smart phone applicationsAbstract
The Use of mobile phones and smart phones in education has become very popular with the emergence of this technology and its availability among both learners and teachers. The current study attempted to examine the attitudes of the freshmen students registering in the General English Requirement in the University College of Applied Science towards the use of smart phone applications in learning English. The results of the questionnaire analysis indicate that the majority of the students have positive attitudes towards using English language applications to help them learn English. Yet, student's use of smart phone applications is limited to downloading English language games and dictionaries. Therefore, both teachers and students need to be more aware of the beneficial options that these applications offer to the English language classroom.
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