i-manager Publications

Mobile Assisted Language Learning (Technology Integration in English Language Classrooms)

Suma Bindu Pothuri*, Amit Kumar**

* Department of English, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) University (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad.

** Department of English and Other Languages, GSHS, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) University (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Periodicity:April - June'2025
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.15.2.21252

Abstract

In the world of digitalization, the importance of English language education has its own pivotal space. Compared to other languages in the world, the English language is considered an international language either to get an admission into various universities through international tests or for better communication in enhancing one's career ladder. The learners have better access to learning the English language through the best source, called Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), which is one of the latest usages and is being touted as one of the best, easiest, and most interesting options for learning a language for the last decade in India. This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of MALL in enhancing the speaking skills of language learners, besides providing personalized learning with instructions and feedback to language learners. The usage of technology in MALL mediates in enhancing language learners' oral proficiency and develops and evaluates new MALL tools and materials that could be implemented for improving language learners' speaking skills. The paper aims at assessing the impact of MALL on language learners' speaking skills by focusing on prioritizing and developing accuracy and fluency, diction, pronunciation, and also one's comprehensive skills so as to investigate the effectiveness of different types of MALL activities and software related to it.

Keywords

MALL Applications, Speaking Skills, Language Learners, Fluency Development, Pronunciation Training.

How to Cite this Article?

Pothuri, S. B., and Kumar, A. (2025). Mobile Assisted Language Learning (Technology Integration in English Language Classrooms). i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 15(2), 17-24. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.15.2.21252

References

[1]. Ahmad, N., Hoda, N., & Alahmari, F. (2020). Developing a cloud-based mobile learning adoption model to promote sustainable education. Sustainability, 12(8), 3126.

[2]. Ahn, T. Y., & Lee, S. M. (2016). User experience of a mobile speaking application with automatic speech recognition for EFL learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 47(4), 778-786.

[3]. Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C., & Razavieh, A. (1972). Introduction to Research in Education. Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

[4]. Burston, J. (2014). MALL: The pedagogical challenges. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 27(4), 344-357.

[5]. De Vere, K. (2012). Tracking Growth: The iTunes App Store vs Google Play'. Inside Mobile Apps.

[6]. Godwin-Jones, R. (2011). Mobile apps for language learning. Language Learning & Technology, 15 (2), 2-11.

[7]. Kukulska-Hulme, A. (2009). Will mobile learning change language learning? ReCALL, 21(2), 157-165.

[8]. Kukulska-Hulme, A. (2012). Chapter One: Language learning defined by time and place: A framework for next generation designs. Left to My Own Devices: Learner Autonomy and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (pp. 1- 20).

[9]. Kukulska-Hulme, A., & Shield, L. (2008). An overview of mobile assisted language learning: From content delivery to supported collaboration and interaction. ReCALL, 20(3), 271-289.

[10]. Kukulska-Hulme, A., & Traxler, J. (2005). Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators and Trainers. Routledge.

[11]. Martin, J. H., & Jurafsky, D. (2009). Speech and Language Processing: An Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, and Speech Recognition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

[12]. Meskill, C. (2002). Teaching and Learning in Real Time: Media, Technologies, and Language Acquisition. Athelstan.

[13]. Stockwell, G. (2010). Using mobile phones for vocabulary activities: Examining the effect of platform. Language Learning & Technology, 14 (2), 95-110.

[14]. Stockwell, G. (2013). Technology and motivation in English-language teaching and learning. In International Perspectives on Motivation: Language Learning and Professional Challenges (pp. 156-175). Palgrave Macmillan UK, London.

[15]. Thornton, P., & Houser, C. (2005). Using mobile phones in English education in Japan. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21(3), 217-228.

[16]. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Harvard University Press.

[17]. Wagner, M. N. L., Donskaya, M. V., Kupriyanova, M. E., & Ovezova, U. A. (2016). Perspectives of introduction of the Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) technology. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 11(15), 8562-8571.

Mobile Assisted Language Learning (Technology Integration in English Language Classrooms)

Abstract

Keywords

How to Cite this Article?

References

If you have access to this article please login to view the article or kindly login to purchase the article

Purchase Instant Access

Options for accessing this content:

	North Americas,UK, Middle East,Europe		India	Rest of world
	USD	EUR	INR	USD-ROW
Pdf	35	35	200	20
Online	15	15	200	15
Pdf & Online	35	35	400	25