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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 15. Number 4, December 2024 Pp.255- 266
English Language Teaching Department, Tishk International University, Erbil-KRI, Iraq
English Language Teaching Department, Tishk International University, Erbil-KRI, Iraq
This study investigated the positive contribution of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) to students’ vocabulary learning and course grades in the language preparatory school of Tishk International University, Iraq. Future researchers in Iraq will find it helpful since there are so few case studies of this kind of study. In this context, control and experimental groups were created, and while the control group learned vocabulary with traditional methods, the experimental group applied vocabulary learning integrated with mobile devices. To obtain qualitative data, a pre-test was used at the beginning of the study, and a post-test was applied at the end of the six-week study. A semi-structured interview was also conducted with the students to support these documents. As a result of the six-week study, when the data obtained using SPSS-29 was examined, it was revealed that mobile-integrated vocabulary learning made a serious contribution to students’ vocabulary learning and, at the same time, provided significant support to student grades. While positive opinions were generally received in the interview analysis, some concerns were observed, such as distracting the students’ attention. Based on all this data, it turns out that MALL substantially supports vocabulary learning and student grades when appropriately applied.
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Turgay Kucuk is an instructor at Tishk International University while concurrently pursuing his doctoral studies. He has predominantly conducted research in diverse fields, such as writing anxiety, technology-integrated education, body language, and the role of ICT in education. He is a writer who is open to innovations and constantly improves himself.
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2602-6754
Adem Daskan has been an assistant lecturer at Tishk International University for several years. He consistently enhanced his abilities and conducted significant research, particularly in grammar. It possesses a student-centric and innovative nature, having generated significant research in the academic domain. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-5146