Yemeni EFL Students' Attitudes towards Using Mobile Phones for Learning Writing Skills at Sana'a University
This study aims to investigate the attitudes of Yemeni EFL students at Sana'a University towards the use of mobile phones in instruction on writing in English. A quantitative approach was used, with data being collected via a questionnaire administered to 25 second-level students during the academic year 2023-2024. Findings indicated that students had a positive attitude towards using mobile phones for learning writing skills. The findings also indicated statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level between the pre- and post-treatment scores in favor of the post-treatment. In addition, it was found that the highest mean among the three domains of the attitude scale was the Affective domain with a mean of 3.72, followed by the Cognitive domain with a mean of 3.56, and then the Behavioral domain with a mean of 3.30. Based on the findings, the study recommends that teachers dispense with traditional methods of teaching writing and instead adopt more interactive ones. Teachers can utilize technologies such as sophisticated mobile phone applications that can enhance students' motivation for learning and interaction among themselves. Future studies can use student populations from across different universities and schools in Yemen to explore students' attitudes towards the use of mobile phones to learn other language skills.
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