Mobile technology is an emerging and a rapid developing field as a ubiquitous personalized learning with its potentiality to augment the quality of teaching and learning. This study aims to explore the needs and the challenges of Thai EFL teachers and students, focusing on mobile-assisted language learning or MALL. To get to the insights, the needs assessment was conducted amongst the six regions of Thailand. The participants are 120 teachers and 1,500 secondary students from both public schools and private schools in Thailand. The stratified random sampling was employed. They were invited to complete the questionnaire to identify the current challenges and the needs regarding MALL. The results yield that teachers and students in Thailand use mobile technologies to support their language teaching and learning. Some popular tools e.g. presentation tools, video tools, and social networks tools. are in current use. Their needs on the accessibility of information technology and wireless communication were put in priority. They show the highest needs of the internet access at school and also outside school. The familiarity of implementing mobile tools and innovations is considered as their challenges. In addition, teachers state the needs of mobile technology support, and the training to use MALL innovations. Both teachers and students need to use multiple applications to promote various communication skills. This study helps shed light on the nature of MALL challenges and needs of secondary education in Thailand. The future action plan are discussed and set.

Authors:
Pornpimol Sukavatee, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

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Posted by Clive Staples Lewis

Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00

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