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The Impact of American English for Beginners(AEB) Android Application on Speaking Fluency of Adult Learners of English

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آموزش زبان انگليسي

دانشگاه پيام نور مركز نجف آباد

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راضيه رباني يكتا

فرزانه خدابنده

CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) , Electronic Learning (E- Learning) , MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) , Mobile Learning(M-Learning) , Ubiquitous Learning (U- Learning)

A new and an important field of education is the use of technology in teaching and learning environments which has received a great deal of attention in recent years. In a similar vein, the use of mobiles to increase effectiveness of instruction has been acknowledged through a number of experimental studies carried out in educational settings so far. The present study was conducted to find out if speaking of EFL students could be improved through using mobile phones. Thirty-two students including male and female with the age range of 17 to 23 were considered as the participants which were divided into two groups of experimental and control. In every session the participants in the experimental group talked on their mobile phone in English. As an out-of- class assignment they were required to practice their mistakes in English speaking. Participants in the control group, however, received no extra treatment at all. A posttest of speaking was administered. The results of independent sample t-test showed that the participants who had benefited from mobile-assisted learning had a significantly better performance on a speaking posttest than the participants in the control group. In the second phase of the study, attitudes of the participants in the experimental group toward the use of mobile applications in enhancing speaking were obtained, by means of a questionnaire. The findings revealed that the participants had positive attitudes towards the importance and use of mobile devices in learning to speak fluently. Thus, it is hoped that the study encourages the EFL teachers and educators to increase technological aids such as mobile apps in the classroom environments.

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سميه طاهري

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