Assessing the Effectiveness of Mobile-Application Technology: A Project-Based Learning

Sariani Sariani; Yaningsih Yaningsih; Mutia El Khairat

doi:10.21070/jees.v5i1.376

(1) Sariani Sariani English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang
Indonesia
(2) Yaningsih Yaningsih English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang
Indonesia
(3) * Mutia El Khairat English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang
Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v5i1.376

Abstract

In the development of technology and its advances in this industrial revolution 4.0 era, the graduates of vocational higher education institution are required to have a ready to use skill as demanded by the job market. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of utilizing mobile applications regarding vocabulary acquisition which occurred within a learning process. It was a project-based learning (PBL) performed during the supervision time of the student’ final project applying dictionary applications; The Free Dictionary and Dictionary.com. A mixed method approach was implemented where the data for the quantitative study was collected from the comparison of Vocabulary Size Test (VST) Monolingual-Version A which were carried out prior to and after the PBL. Moreover, the qualitative data was obtained from semi close-ended questionnaire, and open-structured interview. The result shows the superiority of using the mobile apps through this project-based process and at the same time the apps provide contextualized problem-solving environment to their users.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Even though written reference sources still have a place for students, it cannot be denied that online reference sources have many advantages in the current process of English teaching and learning.
Through the project-based learning, mobile application technology can facilitate the students in the language learning process effectively and efficiently, and empower themselves to get maximum results, which is ultimately improve the output of educational institutions in the future.

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Author Biographies

Sariani Sariani, English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang

Sariani, SS, MA.Appl. Ling. completed her first degree in Area Studies, English Department, Andalas University Padang, and master degree in Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Humanity at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 2009. She has been teaching English at Politeknik Negeri Padang since 2006 until now and assigned in many departments. She has finished some researches related to Language Development, Language Instruction, Language Learning, Language Comprehension, and Language Acquisiton, and published various academic articles in many journals. To add, several articles have also presented in national and international conferences. Currently, she is the Head of Language Centre Office at Politeknik Negeri Padang, and manages some events which focusing on foreign language developments at this institution.

Yaningsih Yaningsih, English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang

Yaningsih, SS, M.Hum has been committed herself in teaching English at Politeknik Negeri Padang for years. She taught several classes, such as writing, grammar, technical English, Translation, etc. She focused her master degree in linguistics studies and discussed Implicatures topic for her thesis in Linguistics Master Program, University of Andalas. She worked on some researches and articles which have been published and/or presented in various journals and conferences.

Mutia El Khairat, English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang

Mutia El Khairat, SS, M.Hum is a lecturer in English Department, Politeknik Negeri Padang who focusing her interest into students’ academic writing. She completed her studies in English Department, Andalas University and continued her master degree in Linguistics at the same university in 2010. Presently, she assists Ms. Sariani at Language Center Office, Politeknik Negeri Padang as secretary. She has published some articles in various journals, and presented some others in national and international conferences.

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