Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis

Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has emerged as a potential tool in the instruction of English as a foreign language (EFL). Meta-analysis of 13 studies published between year 2008 and 2015 was conducted. Four point criteria for the selection of studies for analysis is based on the year of pu...

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Main Authors: Taj, Imtiaz Hassan, Norrihan, Sulan, Sipra, Muhammad Aslam, Ahmad, Waqar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian International Academic Centre, Australia 2016
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11874/1/Impact%20of%20Mobile%20Assisted%20Language%20Learning%20%28MALL%29%20on%20EFL-%20A%20Meta-Analysis.pdf
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author Taj, Imtiaz Hassan
Norrihan, Sulan
Sipra, Muhammad Aslam
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description Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has emerged as a potential tool in the instruction of English as a foreign language (EFL). Meta-analysis of 13 studies published between year 2008 and 2015 was conducted. Four point criteria for the selection of studies for analysis is based on the year of publication, quasi-experimental design, pretest and posttest method and finally use of mobile device for intervention. Findings of the analysis suggest that MALL has fostered the EFL instruction. Overall effect size was (d = 0.8) which is considered a large effect size.
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spelling UMPir118742018-05-18T01:46:36Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11874/ Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis Taj, Imtiaz Hassan Norrihan, Sulan Sipra, Muhammad Aslam Ahmad, Waqar Q Science (General) Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has emerged as a potential tool in the instruction of English as a foreign language (EFL). Meta-analysis of 13 studies published between year 2008 and 2015 was conducted. Four point criteria for the selection of studies for analysis is based on the year of publication, quasi-experimental design, pretest and posttest method and finally use of mobile device for intervention. Findings of the analysis suggest that MALL has fostered the EFL instruction. Overall effect size was (d = 0.8) which is considered a large effect size. Australian International Academic Centre, Australia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11874/1/Impact%20of%20Mobile%20Assisted%20Language%20Learning%20%28MALL%29%20on%20EFL-%20A%20Meta-Analysis.pdf Taj, Imtiaz Hassan and Norrihan, Sulan and Sipra, Muhammad Aslam and Ahmad, Waqar (2016) Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 7 (2). pp. 76-83. ISSN 2203-4714. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.2p.76 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.2p.76
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Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis
title Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis
title_full Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis
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title_short Impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on EFL: A Meta-Analysis
title_sort impact of mobile assisted language learning mall on efl a meta analysis
topic Q Science (General)
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