Whatsapp Goes to Campus - Promoting Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in Islamic Higher Education

Rully Agung Yudhiantara, Aan Hasanah, Uus Ruswandi

2017

Abstract

One of the most favorable apps that is used by students in their mobile phone for chatting purposes is whatsapp (WA). There is a need to investigate this mobile application for MALL researchers in an effort to use WA that is geared toward education. This study is aimed at investigating WA which is tailored to support English language learning (ELL) activities. This study applied case study using observation as main instrument for gathering data. This study found that WA was significant in helping ELL activities since it was used by both students and teachers for ELL related activities. WA increased idea contribution among students and provided faster and easier communication with their peers. According to students, there were some advantages of using WA for their ELL activities: technical advantages, such as simple operation and low cost. These advantages enhanced learning opportunities outside classroom for students. To summarize, WA facilitated ELL activities as an effort toward MALL implementation which offers promising benefits in Indonesian Islamic higher education (IHE).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yudhiantara R., Hasanah A. and Ruswandi U. (2017). Whatsapp Goes to Campus - Promoting Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in Islamic Higher Education.In 2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 1: ICSE, ISBN 978-989-758-316-2, pages 477-480. DOI: 10.5220/0007100504770480

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icse17,
author={Rully Agung Yudhiantara and Aan Hasanah and Uus Ruswandi},
title={Whatsapp Goes to Campus - Promoting Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in Islamic Higher Education},
booktitle={2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 1: ICSE,},
year={2017},
pages={477-480},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007100504770480},
isbn={978-989-758-316-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 1: ICSE,
TI - Whatsapp Goes to Campus - Promoting Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in Islamic Higher Education
SN - 978-989-758-316-2
AU - Yudhiantara R.
AU - Hasanah A.
AU - Ruswandi U.
PY - 2017
SP - 477
EP - 480
DO - 10.5220/0007100504770480