Narrative review and meta-analysis of MALL research on L2 skills

Abstract

This study employed a narrative review and a meta-analysis to synthesize the literature on mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). Following a systematic retrieval of literature from 2008 to 2017, 17 studies with 22 effect sizes were included based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. By categorizing the characteristics of the studies retrieved, the narrative review revealed a detailed picture of MALL research in terms of the language aspects targeted, theoretical frameworks addressed, mobile technologies adopted, and multimedia components used. The qualitative review helped to contextualize and interpret the results found in the meta-analysis, which revealed a large effect for mobile technologies in language learning, identified three variables (i.e. type of activities, modality of delivery, and duration of treatment) that might influence the effectiveness of mobile technologies, and confirmed the existence of a redundancy effect and a novelty effect in MALL practice. Implications for future research and pedagogy are discussed.

Chinese University Students’ Experience of WeChat-Based English-Language Vocabulary Learning

“…Such a length of duration was decided, due to the fact that intervention or treatment shorter than one month was conducive to learners' improvement [26]. For longer programs, fatigue might appear [27], due to the novelty effect [28].…”

MALL language learning outcomes: A comprehensive meta-analysis 1994–2019

“…To offset the overly positive influence of the novelty effect, it is recommended that experimental treatments last at least eight weeks (Chwo et al, 2018;Clark & Sugrue, 1991). This recommendation is convincingly justified by Peng, Jager and Lowie (2020), who confirm that shorter treatment durations greatly exaggerate apparent language learning outcomes. According to their calculations, the ES of studies lasting less than four weeks was twice as great as those with a duration of four to eight weeks and four times greater than studies lasting longer than eight weeks.…”

“…(2014) nor Peng et al . (2020) identify the experimental MALL studies in their meta-analysis, but presumably they would have fared no better than the others. As can be seen, the greatest number of experimental MALL studies accepted in the present meta-analysis from any one of these was seven, and even this represents only 11% (7/61) of that study’s total database.…”

“…For the six that do, the overall effectiveness of experimental MALL implementations in all but one is calculated as moderate, varying between 0.51 and 0.722. Exceptionally, Peng et al (2020) indicate a large overall ES of 0.94 for between-group studies.…”

Menggunakan Quizizz untuk Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Bahasa Indonesia

“…Banyak masalah telah ditemukan terkait dengan siswa khususnya keterampilan berbahasa yang mendasar. Membaca merupakan salah satu dari empat keterampilan berbahasa yang esensial yang harus dikuasai (Peng et al, 2020). Namun, isu yang teridentifikasi adalah bahwa siswa kurang minat dalam belajar membaca (Gupta & Woldemariam, 2011) .…”