T1 Abstract Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Students’ Perception Towards the Use of Mobile Phones in Learning English as a Foreign Language

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES
IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Gregorius Tricella Marikhi

Abstract
Nowadays, mobile phones start to take part in the process of EFL learning. With
the development of technology, EFL learners are able to learn through their
mobile phones. However, the incorporation of technology in teaching and learning
should take into account the learners’ perception on it. Correspondingly, this
study looked at how EFL learners perceive the use of mobile phones in their
learning. To get the data, this qualitative descriptive study used interview
questions adapted from Suki & Suki (2011). There were eight students
participated in this study. The results showed that the learners’ perceptions could
be categorized into 5 different themes, namely their willingness to adopt the
technology, the improvement of their knowledge, the casual usage of mobile
phones, technical problems, and the performance of the mobile phones. However,
all of the participants agreed that despite their positive perceptions toward the use
of mobile phones in their learning, mobile phones could not change face-to-face
meetings in the classrooms.
Keywords: EFL Learning, Perception, Language Learners, Features.

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