期刊刊名：國立虎尾科技大學學報 　 卷期：36卷2期

篇名出版日期：2021年12月1日

作者：Ming-Yueh Shen, Zhi-Ying Lin, Fang-Yi Lee, Yi-Hsuan Lai, Xuan-Yi Dai, Cai-Wun Su,沈明月,林芝瑩,李芳儀,賴怡瑄,戴瑄儀,蘇采汶

語言：English

關鍵字：Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), EFL learners, attitudes,行動科技輔助語言學習（MALL）,以英語為外語(EFL)的學習者,態度與看法

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摘要：
Is educational technology a panacea for language learning in the EFL context? This study aimed to understand EFL learners’ attitudes toward the use of MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) and compare the differences between EFL learners with different disciplines. A questionnaire, a five-level Likert scale with close-ended questions, was conducted to anonymously investigate 192 EFL university learners’ perspectives about MALL as well as the actual use of MALL. Results of the data analysis revealed that (a) most of them used MALL for knowledge and preparing for tests. (b) While learning without time and place restrictions was generally the most favorable, several serious disadvantages about using MALL were revealed as well, including distraction from other entertainment applications in the mobile phone, followed by the physical fatigue. (c) Most of them used the mobile phone and laptop as their learning devices. Further analysis for comparisons between the learners with different disciplines indicated that (i) More English-majors used MALL mostly for getting knowledge, while most of the non-English majors used it to prepare for the tests (e.g. listening and reading). However, (ii) more non-English majors felt concerned about such technical disadvantages as small screen, unsteady network, limited battery charge, and limited memory size. Besides, more of them than the English-major counterparts used other devices, such as iPod and iPad, as learning tools. Moreover, more non-English-majors reported that their teachers used mobile devices to assist language teaching. Ultimately, several pedagogical implications and suggestions for the technical developments for MALL were provided.

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