A Research Article Summary
Title : Mobile-Assisted Language Assessment: Assessing speaking
1. Research question/problem statement
Investigate whether or not Mobile-Assisted Language Assessment is possible and how
learners feel about it. When smart phones were used with electronic portfolios and a
social networking app (WhatsApp), they were able to do this. In this case, to see how
good they are at speaking. Concerns about fairness and communication that wasn't real
were the main ones. These follow:
1. Did you participate in the speaking task on WhatsApp this term?
2. What do you like about this method of practicing speaking?
3. What do you dislike about this method?
4. What do you think of this method as a system of assessment?
5. What advantages does this method have compared to similar classroom activities?
6. What drawbacks do you associate with this method?
So, this paper is an attempt to figure out how well a group of EFL students can speak
by looking at their portfolios. Concerns about fairness and communication that wasn't
real were the main ones. It is suggested that MALA be used with other types of tests.
2. Motivation/relevance
Recent technological changes have been so good for teaching and learning languages.
Also, the new generation of students is able to use them well. For example, the whole
school would be excited about the process of making portfolios to set learning goals
and expectations and also to reflect on their learning as they went along. Students' work
would get more detailed feedback from teachers. They would also get more
encouragement from their teachers. Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL),
which is one of the most recent ways to use technology to help people learn languages,
is one of the most popular ways to use technology to help people learn languages. This
new trend lets people use learning programs in different places. There is a name for
this: Mobile-Assisted Language Assessment (MALA). It combines the two disciplines
of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) and Portfolio Assessment, which is
itself a part of Dynamic Assessment paper. If you combine the fields of Mobile-Assisted
Title : Mobile-Assisted Language Assessment: Assessing speaking
1. Research question/problem statement
Investigate whether or not Mobile-Assisted Language Assessment is possible and how
learners feel about it. When smart phones were used with electronic portfolios and a
social networking app (WhatsApp), they were able to do this. In this case, to see how
good they are at speaking. Concerns about fairness and communication that wasn't real
were the main ones. These follow:
1. Did you participate in the speaking task on WhatsApp this term?
2. What do you like about this method of practicing speaking?
3. What do you dislike about this method?
4. What do you think of this method as a system of assessment?
5. What advantages does this method have compared to similar classroom activities?
6. What drawbacks do you associate with this method?
So, this paper is an attempt to figure out how well a group of EFL students can speak
by looking at their portfolios. Concerns about fairness and communication that wasn't
real were the main ones. It is suggested that MALA be used with other types of tests.
2. Motivation/relevance
Recent technological changes have been so good for teaching and learning languages.
Also, the new generation of students is able to use them well. For example, the whole
school would be excited about the process of making portfolios to set learning goals
and expectations and also to reflect on their learning as they went along. Students' work
would get more detailed feedback from teachers. They would also get more
encouragement from their teachers. Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL),
which is one of the most recent ways to use technology to help people learn languages,
is one of the most popular ways to use technology to help people learn languages. This
new trend lets people use learning programs in different places. There is a name for
this: Mobile-Assisted Language Assessment (MALA). It combines the two disciplines
of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) and Portfolio Assessment, which is
itself a part of Dynamic Assessment paper. If you combine the fields of Mobile-Assisted
