ERIC Number: EJ1127143
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Publication Date: 2016-Apr
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Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis
Taj, Imtiaz Hassan; Sulan, Norrihan Binti; Sipra, Muhammad Aslam; Ahmad, Waqar
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v7 n2 p76-83 Apr 2016
Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has emerged as a potential tool in the instruction of English as a foreign language (EFL). Meta-analysis of 13 studies published between year 2008 and 2015 was conducted. Four point criteria for the selection of studies for analysis is based on the year of publication, quasi-experimental design, pretest and posttest method and finally use of mobile device for intervention. Findings of the analysis suggest that MALL has fostered the EFL instruction. Overall effect size was (d = 0.8) which is considered a large effect size.
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Effect Size, Instructional Effectiveness, Vocabulary Development, Grammar, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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