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Khan, Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq, Radzuan, Noor Raha Mohd, Alkhunaizan, Abdulmohsin Suliman, Mustafa, Ghulam, Khan, Imran |
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International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies; 2019, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p60-73, 14p, 4 Charts |
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The existing technological expansion has transformed pervasive revolutions in modern civilization, with continuing innovation of services and products. Nowadays people are having different channels of communication. Currently, mobile learning (M-learning) is being used extensively in teaching and learning foreign languages which further widens the mobility of learners. The usage of mobile instruction can lead learners towards a real interruption to learn effectively when used inappositely. The current study is an attempt to explore the potential usage of M-Learning in English for specific purpose (ESP) classes. For this intention smartphones were used in the ESP context for teaching Business English at College of Business Administration at a public sector university in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was distributed to 21 participants of the present study after 5 week exposure to M-learning activities in formal classroom. The findings revealed that ESP learners acknowledge M-learning as a prompt source of feedback in ESP. The results of this study also indicate that incorporation of M-learning in ESP learning with conventional classroom can support learners to develop their learning proficiency. Moreover, learners showed significantly positive attitude in mobile instruction in formal classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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