A Descriptive Study on Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in English Teaching and Learning Process

Abstract

This research deals with the use of mobile phone in English teaching and learning process at FKIP UMSU. The objective of this research is to find out students’ perceptions about the use of Mobile Phone in English teaching and learning process and to describe how do students use mobile phone in English teaching and learning process. The research was descriptive qualitative research. The data collected by interviewing 20 students. In this study the researcher collected the data by using interview that consist five question. The findings that students had different perceptions, namely: mobile phone is very helpful in English teaching and learning process, mobile phone is important in English teaching and learning process and mobile phone has advantages and disadvantages. In Englsih teaching and learning process, students take advantage of their mobile phone by using several applications, including: Google Translate, WhatsApp, Google Classroom, Gmail, U-Dictionary, Google, Camscanner, Oxford Dictionary of English, English Thesaurus, English Grammar, Irregular and Regular Verb, Offline Dictionary, My Dictionary.