Using Mobile Assisted language learning (MALL) on Learning English Vocabularies; A Case Study High Schools of Rafsanjan (Published)
Along with The invention of wireless technology and mobile technology development, mastering English in national and international communication has become more necessary. It also has led to quickly teaching and learning of English. MALL is called a promising technology for teaching English because of its innovation and easiness. Due to the importance of learning vocabulary in language development, this research is about the effect of MALL on vocabulary learning. In the present investigation, this convenient and practical method has been incorporated into teaching vocabulary in the high schools of Rafsanjan. This study shows that MALL is an efficient method rather than the traditional one. Flowing a pre-test/post-test design, 50 experimental students and 100 control students participated in this research. The experimental group was supposed to learn vocabulary via MALL, while the control group was taught by the traditional method. The result indicated statistically significant differences in performance between the groups. The increase in post-test scores of the experimental group presented enhanced vocabulary learning.
Keywords: Learning English, MALL, learning vocabulary