Students' attitudes and problems towards the use of mobile- assisted language learning (MALL)

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to investigate the students' attitude and problems towards the use of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning; and to study additional suggestions. The samples of this research were the 219 first year students from three faculties: Information Technology, Business Administration; and Engineering. The instrument used in this study was rating-scale and open-ended questionnaire. The statistical values were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The findings suggested that the students' attitude and problems towards the use of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning was at a high level. The highest level of opinion was at Attitudes, followed by Problems. It was suggested the use of mobile technology in language learning can be considered as an ideal solution without barriers in terms of time and place.