Students’ Attitude Towards Using Smartphones and Portable Devices for Studying Writing

Journal Title: International Journal of TESOL & Education - Year 2021, Vol 1, Issue 3

Abstract

Mobile devices are now ubiquitous, which leads to a load of sequences, including mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). This notion has attracted various scholars to research so as to provide a spotlight on it for better exploitation. This study aims to shed light on the students' perception of the usefulness of mobile learning toward writing in terms of searching information and fluency, which did not support the spotlight in traditional study. The participants are the students coming from the English faculty of Dong Nai Technology University; they were at least sophomores with the obliged condition of being experienced in writing courses. Data collection from the questionnaire was conducted randomly by the students. The survey revealed that the learners enjoy m-learning as this framework performs well in helping students with information reaching. Besides, the research also indicates that the MALL system provides writing learners opportunities to enhance the ability to generate text regarding accuracy and fluency.

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Trung M. Le

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  • EP ID EP697350
  • DOI http://eoi.citefactor.org/10.11250/ijte.01.03.004
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Trung M. Le (2021). Students’ Attitude Towards Using Smartphones and Portable Devices for Studying Writing. International Journal of TESOL & Education, 1(3), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-697350