Implementing an Ecological Teaching through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning in EFL Education

DOI

10.2991/conaplin-18.2019.247How to use a DOI?

Keywords

ecological perspective; EFL education; mobile-assisted language learning; technology-enhanced contexts

Abstract

Despite the notion of eco-linguistics; ecology and language, has been extensively discussed until currently, its complexity invites studies to make further specific contribution to strengthening the underpinning theories. This paper aims to sustain the emergence of an ecological perspective in the Applied Linguistics by presenting a research finding which investigated the students’ experience when joining an English course applying the Action-based (AB) and MALL. It begins with an overview of contextual background with an emphasis on the sophistication of industrial technology elsewhere including in particular EFL settings which influence demand on the capacity to communicate in the multi-language settings. It then clarifies a general understanding of the ecology of language and mobile-assisted language learning which is prone to that with sociocultural influence. The study reported in this paper used a survey method to 324 participants enrolling in 4 departments at a vocational college. Based on the findings, the application of Action-based (AB) and MALL had given some changes in the students’ behavior which involve the nurture of ecological EFL learning habit through mobile technology, an increase of learning motivation, the improvement of English skills, the enhancement of content-knowledge, and the advancement of technological skill.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Adriadi Novawan
AU  - Siti Aisyiyah
AU  - Alfi Hidayatu Miqawati
AU  - Fitri Wijayanti
AU  - Renata Kenanga Rinda
PY  - 2019/06
DA  - 2019/06
TI  - Implementing an Ecological Teaching through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning in EFL Education
BT  - Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference on Applied Linguistics (CONAPLIN 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 159
EP  - 164
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/conaplin-18.2019.247
DO  - 10.2991/conaplin-18.2019.247
ID  - Novawan2019/06
ER  -