Exploring the Role of Mobile Phone Applications in Improving Foreign Language Learners’ Vocabulary Stuff
Keywords:
Foreign Language Learners, Foreign Language, Mobile Phone Applications, Vocabulary ItemsAbstract
The objective of the study was to explore the role of mobile phone applications in improving foreign language learners' vocabulary items. For the execution of the study, the data for the present study was collected from the public sector colleges of Dera Ghazi Khan. All the students who participated in this study were from the 2nd, 4th, 6th & 8th Semesters and these students were registered in English Department. The majority of research participants agreed and strongly agreed that using mobile applications helps L2 learners become more critical thinkers, increases their self-esteem and sense of individuality, encourages self-directed learning, pushes them to study in both formal and informal contexts, and helps underachievers succeed academically. However, it is desirable to create, organise, and implement these mobile applications with extraordinary care and attention, according to the demands and levels of the learners, to achieve the desired positive effect.
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