The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students
This study aims to explore the impact of smartphone applications on Chinese non-English majors’ out-of-class English listening learning. The qualitative research method was adopted in this study. Four partic ipants who attended the semi-structured interviews and five online diarie...
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2021
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| author | Liu, Mengjie Noordin, Nooreen Ismail, Lilliati Abd Rahim, Nur Aira Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab |
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| description | This study aims to explore the impact of smartphone applications on Chinese non-English majors’ out-of-class English listening learning. The qualitative research method was adopted in this study. Four partic ipants who attended the semi-structured interviews and five online diaries were selected to provide data for the research. The results demonstrate that the utilization of smartphone apps can indeed have a positive influence on Chinese non-English majors' out-of-class English listening learning, and change their listening learning styles to a great extent. Fragmented learning time and informal learn ing place were widely accepted by students due to the flexib ility and portability of smartphone apps, which create more learning opportunities for them and in turn lengthens their learning time. Rich, authentic, high -quality, and up- to-date listening materials, English proficiency tests, and the function of recommendation offered by smartphone apps all provide a great convenience for students. However, this technology is not yet mature and can be further developed by ameliorating some negative factors, such as interference from other functions and applications of smartphones, small screens and reflected light, and lack of guidance and feedback. |
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| spelling | upm-933262025-02-07T08:31:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93326/ The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students Liu, Mengjie Noordin, Nooreen Ismail, Lilliati Abd Rahim, Nur Aira Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab This study aims to explore the impact of smartphone applications on Chinese non-English majors’ out-of-class English listening learning. The qualitative research method was adopted in this study. Four partic ipants who attended the semi-structured interviews and five online diaries were selected to provide data for the research. The results demonstrate that the utilization of smartphone apps can indeed have a positive influence on Chinese non-English majors' out-of-class English listening learning, and change their listening learning styles to a great extent. Fragmented learning time and informal learn ing place were widely accepted by students due to the flexib ility and portability of smartphone apps, which create more learning opportunities for them and in turn lengthens their learning time. Rich, authentic, high -quality, and up- to-date listening materials, English proficiency tests, and the function of recommendation offered by smartphone apps all provide a great convenience for students. However, this technology is not yet mature and can be further developed by ameliorating some negative factors, such as interference from other functions and applications of smartphones, small screens and reflected light, and lack of guidance and feedback. Ninety Nine Publication 2021 Article PeerReviewed Liu, Mengjie and Noordin, Nooreen and Ismail, Lilliati and Abd Rahim, Nur Aira and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab (2021) The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12 (14). 385 - 398. ISSN 3048-4855 https://turcomat.org/index.php/turkbilmat/article/view/10279 10.17762/turcomat.v12i14.10279 |
| spellingShingle | Liu, Mengjie Noordin, Nooreen Ismail, Lilliati Abd Rahim, Nur Aira Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students |
| title | The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students |
| title_full | The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students |
| title_fullStr | The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students |
| title_short | The role of smartphone applications as English learning tool among Chinese university students |
| title_sort | role of smartphone applications as english learning tool among chinese university students |
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