Effects of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning on EFL/ESL Reading Comprehension

• Published in: Educational Technology ＆ Society Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 15 - 29
• Main Author: Li, Rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palmerston North International Forum of Educational Technology ＆ Society 01.07.2022; International Forum of Educational Technology & Society, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan; International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
• Subjects: Audience Response; Computer assisted language learning; Control Groups; Educational aspects; Educational Technology; Effect Size; Electronic Learning; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English as a second language learning; English education; English Learners; Evaluation; Experimental Groups; Full Length Articles; Handheld Devices; Influence of Technology; Language Skills; Literature Reviews; Meta Analysis; mobile-assisted language learning (mall); Reading Ability; Reading Comprehension; Reading Research; Reading Strategies; Researchers; Second Language Learning; Second language reading; Teaching Methods; United Kingdom; Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL); Reading comprehension; Meta-analysis

While an increasing number of studies have cast light on the effectiveness of MALL (mobile-assisted language learning) on English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) reading comprehension, there is still a lack of comprehensive meta-analysis regarding the effect sizes of these studies. To fill th...