VOCABULARY BUILDING TECHNIQUES THROUGH MALL (MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING)

Abstract

The methodologies for teaching and learning English language have been changed by the use of Modern Technology. It has an important part in the lives of teachers and students in this era who use English as a special language. There are different kinds of learning technologies like Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Web Assisted Language Learning (WALL) and Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL). Among these technologies MALL plays a vital role in the field of English language teaching and learning, since mobile phone is a device that we can carry in our pockets and also it can connect us to a variety of information sources wherever we go. This paper investigates the applications of MALL and the influence of various mobile devices on developing English vocabulary. Vocabulary learning software in mobile devices can be used to add new words to our word bank. The study examines, to what extent the language learners agree to use mobile devices to learn English in general and to build their English vocabulary power. In addition, it tries to find whether they can use MALL to facilitate their English language acquisition and also discusses its merits and demerits. The learners can find interest in using MALL as a modern technology inside and outside the classroom for acquiring English language and to empower their vocabulary.