MOBILE-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (MALL) IN ESL VOCABULARY LEARNING: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

The incorporation of modern technology in the field of education has become the need of the hour so that the process of education can fulfil recent trends. This literature review focused on the research about the usage of MALL for teaching and learning English vocabulary to ESL learners. The study reviews various aspects of MALL integration, perceptions of students, preferred MALL-based techniques, the role of MALL in improving lexical competence and the use of MALL for learning different language skills. The factors affecting the integration of MALL and the role of learner and teacher in the implementation of MALL were also discussed in the literature review. Moreover, the review also discussed the benefits and drawbacks of using MALL in learning language and discussed the frameworks established by researchers for the better integration of MALL in the language learning process concerning different levels of students. This review further discussed the gaps in the studies and established a theoretical framework for further endeavours to study the use of MALL for English language learners specifically relevant to Pakistan.