I am working on my PhD (education) research proposal, would you please recommend any research topic on Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in EFL, especially in speaking and listening skills? Thank you very much.
A research or literature gap is a problem or question that no prior study in your field has addressed—within your context. To find one on mobile assisted language learning (MALL), you could read recent literature and go through suggestions for future or further research. Here are some recent MALL publications.
Burston, J., & Arispe, K. (2022). experimental MALL research in SLA: Past, present, and future. in The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and technology. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351117586-28/experimental-mall-research-sla-jack-burston-kelly-arispe
Choy, D., & Cheung, Y. L. (2022). Comparison of primary four students’ perceptions towards self-directed learning and collaborative learning with technology in their English writing lessons. Journal of Computers in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-022-00220-4
He, X. (Stella), & Loewen, S. (2022). Stimulating learner engagement in App-based L2 vocabulary self-study: Goals and feedback for effective L2 pedagogy. System, 105, 102719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102719
Jiang, X., Rollinson, J., Plonsky, L., Gustafson, E., & Pajak, B. (2022). Evaluating the reading and listening outcomes of beginning-level Duolingo courses. Foreign Language Annals. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12600
Lee, J. S. (2021). Informal digital learning of English: Research to practice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043454
Li, Y., & Hafner, C. A. (2022). Mobile-assisted vocabulary learning: Investigating receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge of Chinese EFL learners. ReCALL, 34(1), 66–80. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344021000161
Martinez, L., Gimenes, M., & Lambert, E. (2022). Entertainment video games for academic learning: A systematic review. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 07356331211053848. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331211053848
Wang, X., & Zhang, W. (2022). Improvement of students’ autonomous learning behavior by optimizing foreign language blended learning mode. SAGE Open, 12(1), 21582440211071108. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211071108
Good luck,
I recommend choosing your topic this way:
Think about all of your coursework. What things interested you most? They review academic papers related to your subject. Ask yourself what additional questions you have that what you read did not answer. Then ask yourself how you could collect data to answer your question.
This process may help you narrow down your topics and also help you choose a topic that interests you.
Hello
The researcher has to create a research gap by adding some variables. You can write your research topic as:
Exploring the Effectiveness of MALL to Teach (speaking, reading etc skills) at (level of students)