THE APPLICATION OF MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (MALL) IN TEACHING PRONUNCIATION

Abstract

Mobile learning is experiencing a drastic change. Whereas the initial period of mobile learning tend to propose carefully skilled activities by teachers and technology, students are gradually motivated by their personal learning needs, including those that arise from greater mobility and traveling activities. Through the process, the mobile learning use, particularly the Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), have become essential tools in the teaching and learning process. This research investigates the use of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in teaching pronunciation at a secondary school. Using experimental study, the research aims to know the effectiveness of MALL in teaching pronunciation in experimental group, compared to another group with non-MALL. Result shows that students in experimental group performed better in pronunciation skill compared to their peers. Thus the use of MALL in teaching pronunciation was also effective in improving students’ pronunciation skill with the t-count (5.97) which is higher than the t-table (2.00 and 2.67).  Keywords: Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Pronunciation, Secondary school, Experimental study, Method