In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Electronic Learning Association

Document Type : scientific-research

Authors

Department of ELT, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Alborz, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
Recent developments in mobile technologies are exerting considerable influence on the students’ daily lives and their educational practices. In this regard, mobile assisted reading in language education is gaining increased attention. Within these lines on inquiry, the current study investigated foreign language reading anxiety in mobile learning environment. The data were collected from 50 Iranian EFL learners, divided into control and experimental groups. The participants in the control group were given the reading materials on paper and used traditional materials, while the control group used mobile devices to read the assigned texts. Both groups participated in reading comprehension tests before and after the treatment. The findings revealed that mobile assisted reading in English contributed significantly to anxiety reduction among the learners, nevertheless, its impacts on comprehension were insignificant. The findings have some implications for teaching EFL reading, and contributes to growing body of knowledge in mobile assisted reading.

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Article Title [Persian]

بررسی اضطراب خواندن زبان خارجی در یادگیری زبان با کمک تلفن همراه (MALL): آیا استفاده از فرهنگ لغت الکترونیکی کمکی می کند؟

Authors [Persian]

  • شیما تراب زاده
  • زهره محمدی زنوزق

Abstract [Persian]


تحولات اخیر در فن آوری های تلفن همراه تأثیر قابل توجهی بر زندگی روزمره دانش آموزان و شیوه های آموزشی آنها دارد. در این راستا، خواندن به کمک تلفن همراه در آموزش زبان توجه بیشتری را به خود جلب می کند. در این تحقیق، مطالعه حاضر به بررسی اضطراب خواندن زبان خارجی در محیط یادگیری تلفن همراه پرداخته شده است . داده‌ها از 50 زبان‌آموز ایرانی در دو گروه کنترل و آزمایش جمع‌آوری شد. به شرکت کنندگان در گروه کنترل، مطالب خواندنی روی کاغذ داده شد و از مواد سنتی استفاده کردند، در حالی که گروه کنترل از دستگاه های تلفن همراه برای خواندن متون اختصاص داده شده استفاده کردند. هر دو گروه قبل و بعد از تحقیق در آزمون درک مطلب شرکت کردند. یافته‌ها نشان داد که خواندن به زبان انگلیسی به کمک تلفن همراه به طور قابل‌توجهی به کاهش اضطراب در بین فراگیران کمک می‌کند، با این وجود، تأثیر آن بر درک مطلب ناچیز بود. این یافته‌ها پیامدهایی برای آموزش خواندن زبان انگلیسی دارند و به افزایش دانش در زمینه خواندن با موبایل کمک می‌کنند

Keywords [Persian]

  • اضطراب خواندن زبان خارجی (FLRA)
  • MALL
  • خواندن
  • تفاوت های فردی
  • دستگاه های تلفن همراه
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