TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE TOWARDS MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING IN PAKISTANI ELT CLASS ROOMS

  • Muhammad Mooneeb Ali
  • Dr. Ajmal Gulzar
  • Tayyaba Yasmeen
Keywords: Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Mobile Phone, Integration, Pakistan Classrooms, Perception

Abstract

This study intends to explore the perceptions of teachers working in different post graduate colleges in Pakistan about the integration of mobile phone in their English classrooms. The population for this study comprises of teachers from the federal capital and all four provincial capitals of the country. Moreover, to justify the study population, Multan city was taken additionally from the Punjab province. 100 teachers each from all the cities were randomly selected and a survey was conducted in which an organized questionnaire comprising of 21questions was distributed to the respondents. The findings of this study show that mobile assisted language learning (MALL) is a new phenomenon and itis approved by Pakistani teachers in their language classrooms. Overall, it has been found that like advanced countries, this technique is not only upholding its place in Pakistan, but its popularity is also rapidly increasing.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Mooneeb Ali
Prof. Muhammad Mooneeb Ali is currently working as Lecturer in the department of English in Government College of Science, Wahdat road, Lahore. Dr. Alican be contacted via email at mooneeebali@hotmail.com
Dr. Ajmal Gulzar
Dr. Malik Ajmal Gulzar is currently working as Associate Professor in the department of English language and linguistic, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. Dr. Gulzar can be contacted via email at ajmal_147@hotmail.com
Tayyaba Yasmeen
Tayyaba Yasmeen is working as Lecturer in the University of Education, Lahore. Her email address is yasmeenvirk@gmail.com

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Published
2018-07-15