using some smart phone applications guided by connectivist learning theory for developing secondary school students' written translation skills and english language proficiency
The current study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of using some smart phone applications guided by connectivist learning theory for developing secondary school students' written translation skills and English language proficiency. Instruments of the study included written translation pre-post test, the new teaching method, open interview with some teachers, English language proficiency scale. The present study adopted the quasi- experimental research design. Findings of the study were favorably and encouraging as they indicated that the new teaching method had a significant effect on students' scores on the written translation test. Results also indicated that the students' means of scores on the post- test of written translation skills were higher than the means of the scores on the pre- test. It is recommended that training students on using some smart phone applications guided by connectivist learning theory should take place over a longer period of time. This research study could be used for teaching other skills of English language (e.g. listening, speaking and reading and writing). This research study needs to be replicated and pervaded with larger and more various samples to know how far written translation skills and sub-skills can be developed by using some smart phone applications in the field of English language learning. (Published abstract)