Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting

Radhi Alshammari; Vicente Chua Reyes Jr; Mitchell Parkes

Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting

Radhi Alshammari
, Vicente Chua Reyes Jr
, Mitchell Parkes

School of Education

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Abstract

Faculty members at an English Language Centre in the Central-North of Saudi Arabia were surveyed on their skills and attitudes using mobile technologies in teaching English as a Foreign Language. Results indicated that Faculty members had a good level of skill and positive attitudes towards the use of mobile devices in EFL teaching. A number of statistically significant effects were identified for the independent variables age and teaching experience. Moderate positive correlations were found between Faculty members' level of skill using mobile devices and both Faculty attitudes towards using mobile technology in English language teaching and intention to adopt mobile technology in English language teaching. Future use of ICT was predicted by attitudes towards the use of ICT. This relationship was moderated by a covariate: self-reported skills in ICT usage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mobile Learning Futures - Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2016
Editors	Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Wan Ng, Jennifer Fergusson
Place of Publication	Sydney, Australia
Publisher	University of Technology
Pages	16-24
ISBN (Print)	9780987502032
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	mLearn 2016: 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning - Sydney, Australia Duration: 24 Oct 2016 → 26 Oct 2016

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Conference	mLearn 2016: 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning
City	Sydney, Australia
Period	24/10/16 → 26/10/16

Keywords

Higher Education
Educational Technology and Computing
LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Maori)

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Alshammari, R., Reyes Jr, V. C., & Parkes, M. (2016). Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting. In L. Evelyn Dyson, W. Ng, & J. Fergusson (Eds.), Mobile Learning Futures - Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2016 (pp. 16-24). University of Technology. https://www.mlearn2016.com/program-schedule

Alshammari, Radhi ; Reyes Jr, Vicente Chua ; Parkes, Mitchell. / Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting. Mobile Learning Futures - Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2016. editor / Laurel Evelyn Dyson ; Wan Ng ; Jennifer Fergusson. Sydney, Australia : University of Technology, 2016. pp. 16-24

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Alshammari, R, Reyes Jr, VC & Parkes, M 2016, Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting. in L Evelyn Dyson, W Ng & J Fergusson (eds), Mobile Learning Futures - Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2016. University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 16-24, mLearn 2016: 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, Sydney, Australia, 24/10/16. <https://www.mlearn2016.com/program-schedule>

Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting. / Alshammari, Radhi; Reyes Jr, Vicente Chua; Parkes, Mitchell.
Mobile Learning Futures - Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2016. ed. / Laurel Evelyn Dyson; Wan Ng; Jennifer Fergusson. Sydney, Australia: University of Technology, 2016. p. 16-24.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Alshammari R, Reyes Jr VC, Parkes M. Faculty Attitudes towards the Use of Mobile Devices in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Setting. In Evelyn Dyson L, Ng W, Fergusson J, editors, Mobile Learning Futures - Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2016. Sydney, Australia: University of Technology. 2016. p. 16-24

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