Investigating the facilitating conditions, perceived ease of use and usefulness of mobile-assisted language learning

Smart Learning Environments

Research

Saman Ebadi¹  Ali Raygan¹ 

[1] Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran;

关键词: MALL;    Facilitating conditions;    Perceived ease of use;    Perceived usefulness;    Perceptions toward MALL;    Iranian EFL learners;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40561-023-00250-0

 received in 2022-12-22, accepted in 2023-05-01,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Mobile technologies and factors influencing English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ willingness to integrate them into their learning processes are significant. This study aims at investigating the role of facilitating conditions, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness as factors in predicting Iranian EFL learners’ perceptions toward mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). Accordingly, data were collected from 223 Iranian EFL learners who had their English language courses in the two major educational contexts (i.e., public schools and private institutes). Considering the first phase of the study, a statistically significant relationship was found between the three hypothesized factors (i.e., facilitating conditions, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness) and learners’ perceptions toward MALL. Furthermore, the facilitating conditions were associated with learners’ perceived ease of use. Regarding the second phase of the study, the analysis of the path coefficients indicated a significant predictive power of perceived usefulness on perceptions toward MALL. Also indicated in this study is the significant effect of facilitating conditions on learners’ perceived ease of use. The results are discussed in the light of the literature, and suggestions for further research are provided.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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