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dc.contributor.author | Żammit, Jacqueline | - |
dc.contributor.author | Camilleri, Patrick | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-12T10:44:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-12T10:44:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Żammit, J. & Camilleri, P. (2024). Personalising Learning in Maltese - Exploring International Students’ Expectations Towards Ġabra Online Lexicon. English Language Teaching 17(3), 1-18. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/118421 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The rapid incorporation of digital technologies in formal education has led to significant transformations, albeit not always yielding the anticipated productivity. This study investigates the attitudinal changes towards an online Maltese lexicon, Ġabra, among 46 adult learners of Maltese as a foreign language. By utilising a composite analytical model, the study is grounded in the theoretical frameworks of Technological Frames of Reference, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). These frameworks guided the tracking of the development of respondents’ attitudes over a five-month research period. The survey results gathered at the onset and conclusion of the study highlighted a perceptual discrepancy between the initial expectations towards an e-dictionary and the actual usage experience of the Ġabra platform. As the students gained more experience with the platform, their attitudes towards Ġabra underwent a shift. Despite some initial expectations not being fulfilled, the majority of students ultimately found Ġabra to be a beneficial tool for learning Maltese. The students’ feedback about the Ġabra online dictionary can potentially pave the way for a more personalised learning experience of the Maltese language. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Maltese language | en_GB |
dc.subject | Rule-based programming | en_GB |
dc.subject | Attitude (Psychology) | en_GB |
dc.subject | Educational technology -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Celestial reference systems | en_GB |
dc.title | Personalising learning in Maltese - exploring international students’ expectations towards Ġabra Online Lexicon | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5539/elt.v17n3p1 | - |
dc.publication.title | English Language Teaching | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduLHE |
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