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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2015, Vol. 6(3) 63-76

A Study on English Preparatory Program Students’ Use and Acceptance of Mobile Phones

Murat HISMANOGLU, Yuksel ERSAN, Rasit COLAK

pp. 63 - 76

Publish Date: July 31, 2015  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

This study aims to investigate how 125 students enrolled in an English Preparatory Program at a state university use and view mobile phones for different language learning purposes. To achieve this aim, the researchers utilized a questionnaire made up of three parts, namely, the demographic section, mobile phone usage and practice related section, and a section on the acceptance of mobile phones for language learning. They also interviewed with 10 students to obtain further information on their responses and transcribed students’ responses to the questions as they heard from students’ utterances. Results revealed that most of the students used mobile phones for voice communication and sending/receiving SMS messages. Furthermore, results showed that students generally accepted the use of mobile phones for language learning despite having some concerns about the quality that mobile phones can bring to learning English as a foreign language within/beyond the classroom context.

Keywords: Language learning, mobile learning, mobile language learning, educational technology, English preparatory program


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
HISMANOGLU, M., ERSAN, Y., & COLAK, R. (2015). A Study on English Preparatory Program Students’ Use and Acceptance of Mobile Phones. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(3), 63-76.

Harvard
HISMANOGLU, M., ERSAN, Y. and COLAK, R. (2015). A Study on English Preparatory Program Students’ Use and Acceptance of Mobile Phones. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(3), pp. 63-76.

Chicago 16th edition
HISMANOGLU, Murat, Yuksel ERSAN and Rasit COLAK (2015). "A Study on English Preparatory Program Students’ Use and Acceptance of Mobile Phones". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 6 (3):63-76.