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Mobile-assisted Language Learning And Motivation: Can The Use Of Mobile Devices Promote Students’ Motivation In Efl Classes?
(مجلة الاحياء، كلية العلوم الاسلامية، جامعة باتنة 1, 2018-06-10) Saidouni, Khawla; Bahloul, Amel
In the recent years, smart mobile devices are taking over all aspects of human life such as education, work and leisure. In fact, the majority of students are using their handheld devices, mainly smart phones and computer tablets, for the sake of communicating, sharing information and interacting. Ergo, mobile technologies become an essential part of students’ routines. This new wave of technology has created an approach of language teaching and learning known as Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL). The current study endeavors to investigate the effectiveness of MALL on learners’ motivation to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It adopts a descriptive method of research which is an amalgam of quantitative and qualitative data. Thus, a questionnaire, which is randomly administered to thirty Master 1 students, is bracketed with a structured interview held with four teachers of English at Batna-2 University. The findings of the study provide us with significant results about the impact of mobile technologies on both the EFL teaching/learning process and motivation. First, students generally consider this new wave of technology as having a positive impact on their own language skills. Second, the results also pinpoint that both teachers and students strongly confirm that the integration of mobile devices in EFL setting fosters the students’ motivation, and increases eagerness toward learning. Thus, it is highly significant to implement the handheld devices in the Algerian EFL classes in order to cope with the challenge of technological and pedagogical shifts occurring in the teaching profession.
Soft Skills Development Among Efl Students At Batna-2 University
(المجلة الجزائرية للأمن والتنمية, 2022-07-01) Saidouni, Khawla
Teaching in the 21st century is a huge challenge to make good students with skills and expertise. This entails higher education institutions to cope with all the changes that occur within the different dimensions of life. To keep up with the development of science, technology, and the demands of globalization, high-level soft skills are needed for a successful life and career for students. Actually, there is a need to cultivate the soft skills that are crucial for personal growth, social interaction, and occupation success. In this regard, it is important for English as a foreign language (EFL) learners to develop both language hard skills and soft skills to engage effectively and successfully in their future careers. The aim of the current research is to find out whether the implemented activities in EFL classes support the development of soft skills. It also targets to explore the usefulness of soft skills for future career and professional development. Accordingly, the present paper employs a quantitative method of research. To reach the study aims, the needed data were collected using a survey questionnaire which was randomly administered to 90 Master two students. The findings of the study deliver significant results concerning soft skills development and offer some practical suggestions regarding soft skill inclusion in the EFL classroom.