LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:2 February 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Effect of Short Message Service (SMS) on Iranian EFL
Learners’ Attitude toward Learning English

Parvin Pirasteh, M.A. in TEFL
Vahid Reza Mirzaeian, Ph.D.

Abstract

In order to investigate the effect of SMS on participants’ attitude toward learning English, A group of 75 students were selected from 90 students who were studying different engineering fields at Arak University of Technology. But 38 students took part in the whole study. Data analysis using paired T-test showed the positive effect of SMS on participants’ attitude toward learning English. Also, the relationship between gender and participants’ attitude toward learning English by using SMS was investigated. Data analysis using ANOVA repeated measure revealed no relationship between gender and participants’ attitude toward learning English by using SMS.

Key words: Learning English; Short Message Service (SMS); Attitude toward Learning English; Gender

Introduction

In 2001, Marc Prensky warned teachers, “Our students have changed radically. Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach” (p.1). He intended to describe how these "digital natives" are exposed to more gadgets, tools and technology than was ever thought possible. This has a deep effect on the ways through which children learn. They are more engaged in learning when using the latest technological gadgets, because it is what they are most used to interacting with. Students do not just want mobile learning; they need it (Wylie, 2010).

One of the most useful features of a mobile phone is SMS (Short Message Service). Via SMS, we can provide a list of words with their meaning in English, synonyms and antonyms, as well as examples of application of these words in different sentences. Similarly, the use of SMS in terms of education provides the opportunity to train at a specified time intervals and limited quantities. This can increase learners' interest and motivation toward learning.

In Iran there are only two hours per week for the English class in most universities, so the English class becomes the only time to use English and learners face the challenge of lacking exposure to English (Motallebzadeh & Ganjali, 2011).

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Parvin Pirasteh, M.A. in TEFL
Department of English Language
College of Humanities
Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch
Arak
Iran
Pirastehp@gmail.com

Vahid Reza Mirzaeian, Ph.D.
Isalamic Azad University
Arak
Iran

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