Students’ Vocabulary Enhancement at Grade 10: A Comparative Study Using CALL & MALL in Indonesia

Abstract

This study intended to find the difference in vocabulary enhancement between students who were taught through CALL (computer-assisted language learning) and those taught through MALL (mobile-assisted language learning) among grade 10 EFL (English as a foreign language) students in Bandung, Indonesia. This was a quantitative research experiment with a comparative design using a pre-test and a post-test. This research experiment was carried out on a sample size of 68 EFL grade 10 students. The students were assorted into two groups that were randomly picked by the researcher. The two groups were grade 10-H (33 students) taught with the CALL method, and grade 10-E (35 students) taught through the MALL method. Two tests were administered to both groups by utilizing a pre-test and post-test at two intervals. The pre-test was taken at the beginning of the program before the treatment was given. The post-test was taken two months after the instructional period. The content of the lessons learned for both groups was the same. The findings revealed that there was no significant difference in vocabulary enhancement between students using CALL and those using MALL. The post-test results showed significant improvement in both groups, as both methods increased the students’ vocabulary. Therefore, it can be concluded that CALL and MALL are both effective methods for teaching vocabulary.