Usefulness of Mobile Assisted Language Learning Application

Kashif Ishaq,Fadhilah Rosdi,Adnan Abid,Qasim Ali,Nor Azan Mat Zin

doi:10.35940/ijeat.b4549.029320

Abstract

The focus of this article to examining the District Monitoring Officer (DMO) and Assistant Commissioner (AC)’s perception for Literacy & Numeracy Drive (LND) a mobile-based application that is used in primary schools of public sector in Punjab province, Pakistan to teach student of Grade 03 on a tablet for learning languages and Mathematics. This study aims to gauge the efficacy of LND for its usefulness, usability, accessibility, content, and assessments. Semi-Structured interviews conducted for the purpose of study from the DMO and AC of District Sheikhupura, to measure the effectiveness of LND and evaluate the effectiveness. The result reveals, in its current form, the LND application is not effective and needs improvement in usability, design, content, accessibility, infrastructure, and assessment. Furthermore, DMO and AC recommended that game-based learning consists of an interactive interface, phonics, animations to be developed and adopted. As a more interactive and attractive presentation of the content and variations in the assessment may increase students’ involvement and will make this application more effective and will produce good results.

Highlights

English is not a subject which can be taught; it is a subject which must be learned (Michel West)
English encourages the candidates to higher education and lets them achieve better employment opportunities (Eriksson, 2019)
Emery, (2012) carried out a study in 89 countries worldwide to determine the process for preparing and educating English teachers, the results show that educators are not trained in English and that this is not an issue for a country or region, but it is the problem across the globe

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English is not a subject which can be taught; it is a subject which must be learned (Michel West). English is a universal language and is spoken worldwide. It's an effective communication process and it is learned mainly by native speakers and taught as a second language by a number of nations (Mudra, 2018). English is the medium of education at all levels of schooling (Muhammad, Ya, Aliyu, & Hassan, 2018). The importance of English in teaching has been recognized in most states and the use of modern instruments to facilitate the study of English is important when it is not the primary language (Yadegaridehkordi, & Alaa, 2017). To survive in the world it is essential to learn English as a second language. English encourages the candidates to higher education and lets them achieve better employment opportunities (Eriksson, 2019)

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