The effect of using a mobile application on EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning (BALL)

• Autores: Rebeca Soler Costa, Turgay Han
• Localización: International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology: INFAD. Revista de Psicología, ISSN 0214-9877, Vol. 1, Nº. 2, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: La psicología hoy: retos, logros y perspectivas de futuro. Psicología de la Adolescencia), págs. 229-238
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.935
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  • 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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