Utilizing Mobile Phone in EFL Classroom

Abstract

This research aims to determine and describe the application of Mobile Phone-based learning in English Phonetics and phonology courses. This course is included in the group of language science (linguistics) courses which aim to provide a conceptual and practical understanding of the sound system in English. This course also directly introduces English pronunciation. Based on previous research on students' pronunciation abilities, it shows that in general students' abilities are still in the weak category, especially in words that contain sounds that are not found in Indonesian. This research tries to apply a teaching method using the MALL approach to improve students' pronunciation skills. The research method used is descriptive qualitative to describe the application of the MALL method in the English Phonetics and Phonology course. The population of this study were odd semester students (3^rd semester) who took English Phonetics and Phonology courses. After implementing the MALL method, students' understanding and ability to pronounce English vocabulary increased. This can be seen from the results of student learning evaluations. These results show that the MALL method can significantly improve students' understanding and ability to pronounce English vocabulary well in the English Phonetics and Phonology course. Apart from that, the pandemic period which does not allow for face-to-face learning makes the application of the MALL method very helpful for both teachers and students