The use of Educational Mobile Applications in Learning English as a Foreign Language Case Study: The Students of English Language at the University of Ghardaia

Abstract

Due to the development of technology, new innovations have been introduced in education. Nowadays, there are several technological devices that can be used tofacilitate and enhance teaching and serve the learners’ needs. Therefore, it depends on the desireof the teacher about choosing between employing modern techniques in his work ordepending on the use of traditional ways of teaching. The purpose behind this study is toshed light on the role and effectiveness of using educational mobile applications and its importance in the fieldof EFL teaching and learning. It attempts to explore the most used technologicaland educational tools .To construct this work, a case study was conducted at the university of Ghardaia ,especially,theEnglishdepartment,wheretheEFLstudentsandteachers were selected as the sample population. A number of research instrumentswere used to collect data. The questionnaire was addressed to the learners. Thedatacollectedwereanalyzedqualitativelyandquantitatively. The findings of the study revealed that teachers and learners supportthe use of educational mobile applications. The teachers affirmed that they used it as ahelpfultooltoassisttheirteachingwithoutneglectingtheuseoftraditionalmethods. On the other hand, the learners believed that its use helps them a lot.Moreover, all of them recognized the importance of using educational technologyand confirmed thatithas a significant roleintheEFLteachingandlearningprocess.

Keywords: - Traditional methods-Technology-Modern education -University