Attitudes Held by Teachers When Using Mobile Devices as Language Aids

Autor/in	Waldren, Sofía Milagros
Titel	Attitudes Held by Teachers When Using Mobile Devices as Language Aids
Quelle	(2019), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	English Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Handheld Devices; Technological Literacy; Classroom Techniques; Educational Benefits; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technisches Wissen; Klassenführung; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	The aim of the study is to establish and understand the attitudes teachers hold when using mobile devices as language aids. Data was collected using a mixed method approach. Both quantitative and qualitative questionnaires were disseminated using 'closed/private' Facebook groups related to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to focus the survey on participants that had experience in this field. Approximately 267 participants completed the quantitative questionnaire, whilst only eight participants completed the qualitative questionnaire. The results from the quantitative questionnaire demonstrate that participants acknowledge Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) devices to be beneficial. However, according to the qualitative results, even though participants recognise the potential MALL devices can provide, most participants did not use MALL devices within their classroom. Reasons for this, according to the qualitative data, are due to the teachers' lack of digital literacy and competency, as well as the potential difficulty of managing classroom disruptions and behaviour when using MALL devices. [For the complete volume, "Professional Development in CALL: A Selection of Papers," see ED593926.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01