Exploring the Use of Mobile Device in Improving Listening Skills

Abstract

Mobile phones quickly attract users, expand their capacity, and enable advanced functionality. They are being designed to handle educational applications in addition to fundamental operations such as making calls and sending messages. As a result, the benefits of mobile learning as a classroom support tool for listening development are the essence of this case study. It was hypothesized that integrating mobile assisted language learning will improve the teaching/learning process in general and listening skills in particular. The current study investigates the attitudes of EFL teachers and students at IBN KHALDOUN University on the effectiveness of mobile learning in class. Mixed methods were utilized to collect data. The findings of have revealed that both students and teachers have positive attitudes toward the effectiveness of mobile learning. Moreover, Students have demonstrated the willingness and the desire to alter their mobile devices‟ role to more academic purposes. Teachers, on the other hand, demonstrated that mainstreaming mobile education is still in its early stages. More time, pedagogical infrastructure, and training, according to the findings are needed to attain this objective.