The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level

Recently, there has been a rapid development of mobile applications (apps) for language learning purposes. An app namely VocBlast is designed to provide new learning experiences for engineering students to improve knowledge in technical vocabulary. The paper investigates the students’ viewpoints a...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali, Zuraina, Ali
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Published:	Novelty Journals 2017
Subjects:	Q Science (General)
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spelling	ump-179832018-01-11T03:32:15Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17983/ The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali Zuraina, Ali Q Science (General) Recently, there has been a rapid development of mobile applications (apps) for language learning purposes. An app namely VocBlast is designed to provide new learning experiences for engineering students to improve knowledge in technical vocabulary. The paper investigates the students’ viewpoints about the impact of using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary between genders. 68 students from University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) were selected as samples using purposive random sampling method. A Likert-type questionnaire was employed to gauge students’ perceptions in using VocBlast. Using independent samples t-test, the results of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between genders on the impact of using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary. This suggests that both genders equally perceived VocBlast as a useful vocabulary mobile app to learn technical vocabulary. In terms of learning pedagogy, the study extends the knowledge of mobile learning by providing insights on engineering students’ positive attitude in adopting vocabulary mobile app to learn technical vocabulary. Novelty Journals 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17983/1/The%20Impact%20of%20Using%20VocBlast%20to%20Learn%20Technical%20Vocabulary%20at%20Tertiary%20Level.pdf Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali and Zuraina, Ali (2017) The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level. International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 4 (3). pp. 22-25. ISSN 2394-9686 http://www.noveltyjournals.com/journal/IJNREL/Issue-3-May-2017-June-2017/0
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description	Recently, there has been a rapid development of mobile applications (apps) for language learning purposes. An app namely VocBlast is designed to provide new learning experiences for engineering students to improve knowledge in technical vocabulary. The paper investigates the students’ viewpoints about the impact of using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary between genders. 68 students from University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) were selected as samples using purposive random sampling method. A Likert-type questionnaire was employed to gauge students’ perceptions in using VocBlast. Using independent samples t-test, the results of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between genders on the impact of using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary. This suggests that both genders equally perceived VocBlast as a useful vocabulary mobile app to learn technical vocabulary. In terms of learning pedagogy, the study extends the knowledge of mobile learning by providing insights on engineering students’ positive attitude in adopting vocabulary mobile app to learn technical vocabulary.
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author	Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali Zuraina, Ali
author_facet	Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali Zuraina, Ali
author_sort	Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali
title	The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level
title_short	The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level
title_full	The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level
title_fullStr	The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level
title_sort	impact of using vocblast to learn technical vocabulary at tertiary level
publisher	Novelty Journals
publishDate	2017
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