DIAS, Joseph V.
   Department   Aoyama Gakuin University  Department of English, College of Literature
   Position   Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2023
Type Academic Journal
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Integrating Extensive Listening into Coursework through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning
Contribution Type Collaboration
Journal The New English Teacher
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher Assumption University of Thailand
Volume, Issue, Page 17(2),pp.46-70
Total page number 24
Authorship Lead author
International coauthorship International coauthorship
Author and coauthor Dias, Joseph
Strong, Gregory
Armstrong, Hamilton
Namba, Kazuko
Details This action research project evaluates students’ use of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) for an extensive listening (EL) module in a listening course over a 15-week semester. In EL, language learners listen to large amounts of high-interest content that is roughly within the “comfort zone” of their comprehension to improve such listening abilities as comprehension, vocabulary, confidence, and motivation. An online 21-item survey indicated that students recognized the benefits of EL but had mixed attitudes toward using their smartphones as an educational tool. Successful student engagement was tracked in forms of videos watching; lines from the videos, spoken aloud, and vocabulary items studied; suggesting a promising technology for language learning. In addition, the two most engaged and the two least engaged participants in each class were interviewed, indicating the importance of teachers monitoring students and encouraging them.