HARTONO, HENY (2019) Students’ Perceptions on the Use of Smart Phones to Enhance English Learning. In: Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching:Current Reserach and Best Practices. Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata, Indonesia, pp. 122-133. ISBN 978-623-7635-02-4

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Abstract

One among the simple applications of MALL (Mobile-Assisted Language Learning) is the use of mobile phones in English classroom. It is undeniable that the cell phones used by students today are smart phones which are completed with sophisticated features and various interactive applications. Some if it cannot be said a lot of the applications are designed and developed to assist and facilitate language learning. By that reason, some English teachers allow their students to use smart phones in the classrooms. Therefore, it is interesting to see how teachers and students perceive mobile phones as means to facilitate English learning. This descriptive research took place at 5 schools and two private universities in the capital city of Central Java and involved 35 undergraduate students whose age ranged from 19 to 21 years old and 30 English teachers. The results of the study showed that both teachers and students perceived smart phones as assisting tools in their English learning. However, due to some factors, the use of smart phones in the class can jeopardize the students’ learning process in the classroom.

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