The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL)
This qualitative case study aimed to examine the effects of using a mobile application (WhatsApp) on on Turkish EFL learners’ BALL. This study demonstrates that following 4-week WhatsApp EFL classes changed 40 Turkish EFL learners’ BALL. Open-ended questions and a focus group interview were used to...
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| description | This qualitative case study aimed to examine the effects of using a mobile application (WhatsApp) on on Turkish EFL learners’ BALL. This study demonstrates that following 4-week WhatsApp EFL classes changed 40 Turkish EFL learners’ BALL. Open-ended questions and a focus group interview were used to collect the data. The findings showed that students’ opinions towards using such mobile devices and applications in classrooms are positive and they changed their BALL. It is implicated that such applications can help students to develop positive attitudes toward learning EFL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2713e44eee24a46b1501edf9e721ee32023-01-02T13:34:05ZengAsociación Nacional de Psicología Evolutiva y Educativa de la Infancia Adolescencia Mayores y DiscapacidadINFAD0214-98772603-59872017-10-012122923810.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.935760The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL)Rebeca Soler Costa0Turgay Han1University of ZaragozaOrdu UniveristyThis qualitative case study aimed to examine the effects of using a mobile application (WhatsApp) on on Turkish EFL learners’ BALL. This study demonstrates that following 4-week WhatsApp EFL classes changed 40 Turkish EFL learners’ BALL. Open-ended questions and a focus group interview were used to collect the data. The findings showed that students’ opinions towards using such mobile devices and applications in classrooms are positive and they changed their BALL. It is implicated that such applications can help students to develop positive attitudes toward learning EFL.http://www.infad.eu/RevistaINFAD/OJS/index.php/IJODAEP/article/view/935mobile applicationhealthqualitative studyeducation |
| spellingShingle | Rebeca Soler Costa Turgay Han The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL) INFAD mobile application health qualitative study education |
| title | The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL) |
| title_full | The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL) |
| title_fullStr | The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL) |
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| title_short | The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL) |
| title_sort | effect of using a mobile application on efl learners beliefs about language learning ball |
| topic | mobile application health qualitative study education |
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