Teachers Perception on Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in EFL Classroom

Submitted by

Iman Hilmansyah
1402203
(Indonesa University of Education)

Under the Direction of

Professor Fuad Abdul Hamied

Semester Genap 2015

CONTENTS
OF THE RESEARCH
Research Background
Objective
Method
Finding
Conclusion & Recommendation

Research
Background

Kukulska-Hulme and Shield (2008) state that mobile

assisted language learning is undergoing rapid
evolution.
Teacher understanding to the use of MALL in teaching
and learning language process is very important. Their
ability to the use of MALL also have significant roles in
addition to the success of students language
achievement.

Objective
This study focused on investigating EFL teachers belief
in terms of the possible benefits, challenges and their
proficiency to the use of MALL (Mobile Assisted
Language Learning) in EFL classroom based on EFL
teachers perceptions.
RESEARC QUESTION
What do the EFL teachers hold in terms of the possible
benefits, challenges and their proficiency to the use of
MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) in EFL
classroom?

Method
This current study use mix method research design which are consists
of descriptive statistic from questionnaire and interview. According to
Malik & Hamied (2014, p. 268), the mix method approach is the
combination of qualitative and quantitative research design in order to
have deeper information of the phenomenon under investigation.
The sample were ten teachers from English Education
Department in one university in Bandung, Indonesia.
The instruments on this study were questionnaire and interview
The procedures of this study were designing, administering,
and analyzing the questionnaire
The data were analyze by using descriptive quantitative and content
analysis

FINDINGS

Chart 1.
EFL teachers attitudes toward the use of mobile phones for EFL contexts

Strongly disagree

disagree

agree

provide learners with ubiquitous language learning opportunities

can be connected to the Internet at any time
time-efficient
cost-effective
can be used to teach/learn different language skills
Scaffolding can be provided
multimedia used in mobile phones is useful for EFL learning
create interactive learning environments
Portability
facilitate the process of language learning
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Chart 2.
Teachers perspectives on the challenges to the use of mobile phones for language
learning/teaching

Strongly disagree

disagree

agree

Strongly agree

Lack of language learning mobile-based software and activities

Students resistance
Incompatibility of the use of mobile phones with language teaching/learning
High cost of connectivity to the Internet
High costs
Students non-academic use
Internet connectivity problems
small screen size
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Chart 3
Teachers perceptions of their ability to use/develop MALL activities and software

Not Proficient

Fairly Proficient

Undecided

Very Proficient

Ability to use MALL software tools

Your ICT literacy to use mobile phones for language teaching
Ability to evaluate MALL software tools
Ability to adapt your teaching styles/ techniques to MALL
Ability in designing MALL activities
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Interview
Most of them believe that the use of mobile phone can make the learning
more interesting, can get learning resources from the internet, help
students use applicable software such as dictionary. However one of the
teachers believed that the use of mobile phone in EFL classroom is not
quite effective because there are too many drawbacks when teachers use
mobile phone in EFL classroom.
The majority of the teachers believe that the challenge the challenge to
the use of mobile phones for language learning includes hard to control,
negative side of using internet, high costs, small screen, and internet
connectivity.
the teachers believe that they are proficient in using/ developing MALL
activities and software in the EFL classroom. Only two teachers who stated
that they are not proficient to use/ develop MALL activities and software in
the EFL classroom.

Conclusions and

Recommendations
benefit of MALL such as: facilitation of learning, portability, use
of multimedia, time-efficiency, possibility of connecting to the
Internet, can be used for teaching different language skills,
scaffolding can be provided, interactive learning
environments, and possibility of ubiquitous learning for
language learners.
Challenges of MALL such as: high cost of mobile phones and
connectivity to the internet, students resistance, lack of
language learning mobile based software and activity, internet
connectivity problems and students nonacademic use.
All of the teachers are capable in using MALL

THANK YOU