Effectiveness of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)-Based Intervention on Developing Thai EFL Learners’ Oral Accuracy

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https://doi.org/10.46328/ijte.271

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Mobile-based intervention, EFL, Mobile Assisted Language Learning, Dynamic assessment, Oral accuracy

Abstract

With the rapid growth of digital technology, mobile phones are widely used for EFL teaching and learning. However, little is known about the effectiveness of integrating a mobile application into EFL classrooms to improve oral accuracy in Thai school contexts. An instructional intervention grounded with Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) and dynamic assessment in Thai EFL contexts needs to be further investigated. This quasi – experimental study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a mobile-based intervention to develop Thai EFL learners’ speaking. Thirty students from a secondary school in southern Thailand were assigned to complete five oral tasks through the dynamic assessment process as an intervention on WhatsApp in order to develop their oral accuracy. Quantitative data were collected from the oral pre-test and post-test to examine the students’ speaking development by utilizing the paired samples t-test. The results showed a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test after the implementation of the MALL-based intervention. It could be suggested that the application of the MALL-based intervention could develop EFL learners’ oral accuracy in Thai school contexts. Implementations and recommendations of this study are discussed.

Author Biographies

Piyaporn Phetsut, Prince of Songkla University

MA student. Research interest lies in MALL and dynamic assessment in EFL. Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, E-mail: phetsut.nat@gmail.com

Zainee Waemusa, Prince of Songkla University

Zainee Waemusa  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3303-0022Faculty of Liberal ArtsPrince of Songkla UniversityHatyai, Songkhla, ThailandContact e-mail: zainee.w@psu.ac.th

References

Phetsut, P., & Waemusa, Z. (2022). Effectiveness of mobile assisted language learning (MALL)-based intervention on developing Thai EFL learners’ oral accuracy. International Journal of Technology in Education (IJTE), 5(4), 571-585. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijte.271

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2022-10-25

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2022)

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