Research On Intention And Influencing Factors Of Mobile English Learning For Secondary Vocational Students

The purposes of this study are to survey the students' intention to use and influencing factors of mobile English learning,and to promote the development of mobile English learning in secondary vocational school through practical research.Based on the analysis of Technology Acceptance Model(TAM),Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology(UTAUT)model and related literature on the influencing factors of mobile learning,a questionnaire was designed to investigate students' intention and influencing factors of mobile English learning in secondary vocational school,Guangxi Overseas Chinese School.The data obtained in this research was analyzed by SPSS20.0(Statistical Product and Service Solutions).The results from the analysis can be concluded as follows: First,the reliability and validity test indicates that the questionnaire is reliable and valid.Then,the descriptive statistical analysis shows that students' intention to use mobile English learning is relative high,students are willing to adopt mobile English learning,most students feel mobile English learning is easy for them.In addition,most students consider mobile devices are useful tools to help them to learn English,which makes English learning not only more quickly but also more efficient.Moreover,students' intention to use mobile English learning is influenced by people around them.However,most of them do not develop good habits of self-regulated learning.The result of linear regression indicates that perceived usefulness,social influence and perceived ease of use are significant factors that affect students' intention to usemobile English learning.The results of independent sample t-test reveal that there is no significant difference between male and female students to use mobile English learning.The answers obtained in interviews are consistent with the results of questionnaire survey.In order to help the students to use mobile English learning,education departments should strongly advocate mobile English learning,teachers should integrate mobile English learning into teaching,students should raise the awareness to use mobile devices for English learning,and application designers should design English learning application for secondary vocational school students.