Students' Voices Towards the Integration of MALL to Promote Autonomous Language Learning

Abstract

Utilizing technology in autonomous language learning may bring some implications along the line, particularly in EFL context where the learners are mostly accustomed to the traditional way of learning. However, in this current mass development of technology, technology-integrated learning is almost inevitable, not to mention in EFL educational context. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate how the learners perceive the new technology integration in the language learning called Mobile-assisted Language Learning (MALL) in account to promote autonomous language learning. Applying qualitative case study design, the data were collected through questionnaires and interview by involving 30 graduate students of a state university in Bandung, Indonesia. This study found that the participants have a positive attitude towards the integration of MALL to foster autonomous language learning. However, it was also found that teachers need to be aware of several constraints before applying it into practice. One of them is the culture of Indonesian learners that mostly still depend on teachers as they are not familiar with the practice of autonomous learning since their early education, and their access into the technology. Therefore, there is a need for further study towards the teacher's practice in integrating MALL into autonomous language learning.