Effectiveness of using mobile phones in teaching the English language at Jazan university

Abstract EN

Technology is highly changing the globe in various sectors including education.

Universities are advancing and adopting technology in imparting knowledge and skills in learners.

Mobile phones have been evolving and since the invention of smartphones, much is being developed within the education sector as far as teaching is concerned.

The research aims to assess the effectiveness of using smartphones in teaching the English language at Jazan University.

It further evaluates if the application of smartphones would be more effective when compared to the adoption of the lecture method in teaching English in Saudi Arabia.

The research was conducted using a survey that was done on 134 participants from Jazan University.

The responses from the lectures were used to make descriptive analysis, correlation, and regression, and finally conclusions alongside recommendations.

It was found that smartphone use has a significant impact on the mode of teaching English.

Smartphones do enable lecture to create video clips for their learners while learners can record themselves and share the clip with their lecture for assessment and guidance.

There is also massive use of social sites that can easily be accessed by the use of smartphones.

The results indicate that instructors use smartphones to send emails to students.

They still engage them on matters concerning English course content and other important issues on learning English which makes the process of learning interactive and engaging.

The findings indicate that lecturers are encouraging the use of smartphones in the learning process meaning that students will adapt and cope with its use because it makes teaching more effective.