EFL Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Mobile Devices in Learning English at A University in Vietnam

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 11. Number1 March 2020

10 Pages Posted: 15 May 2020

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Loc Van Vo

Saigon University

Linh Thuy Vo

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: 2020

Abstract

Among the sharp development of modern technology, mobile learning (M-learning) appears as the significantmark of technological revolution 4.0. It has seen that the exponential expansionof mobile devices accompanied their smart functions to support learners’ learning everywhere and every time. Thus, mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) is believed to serve learners' English knowledge. Although learning through mobile devices is expected to apply appropriately toteaching and learning, teachers’attitudestowardsmobile learning needto be assessedseriously. This writing is to present EFL learners’ psychological preparation to perceive English mobile learning application at University X through a survey on 69 EFL teachers byquestionnaire,including tenstatements within 10 minutes. The investigationis carried out in the second semester of the school year 2018-2019. The qualitative approach was used to collect and analyze data, and findings showed that teachers have positive attitudes towards M-learning and its application at University X can be accepted firmly.

Keywords: attitude, mobile learning, Vietnam EFL students

Suggested Citation

Van Vo, Loc and Thuy Vo, Linh, EFL Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Mobile Devices in Learning English at A University in Vietnam (2020). Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 11. Number1 March 2020 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3581340 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3581340

Loc Van Vo (Contact Author)

Saigon University ( email )

Vietnam

Linh Thuy Vo

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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