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the app tutorial. All these elements contributed to a score of four
in the category of user-
friendliness, directions & instructions. However, in the category of authenticity it scored very
low (2) as the content was presented through flashcards and audio in a rote learning fashion.
Additionally, it scored two in curriculum connection as it fails to reinforce the targeted skill
since it mainly presents phrases in isolation for the learner to repeat. Another problem is the
level of proficiency necessary to understand the presenter as most of the time, content is not
introduced in simple, straightforward English. This app also requires the teacher to
listen to
students’ recordings of the dialog presented for later assessment.
Another key point is that
How to Speak Real English
provided fictitious affective
feedback as it had no voice
recognition
capability, but considered utterances correct in all instances (see Fig. 2). Thus,
the mean score for all dimensions was 2.13 out of 4.
Fig.2. How to Speak Real English by DS&TModern English Studio screenshots
Listening Apps
English Listening
and
Daily English Listening
received similar
scores in curriculum
connection, performance, user-friendliness. authenticity, sharing, and appeal. However,
Daily
English Listening
performed much better in differentiation. A more comprehensible review of
each listening app comes in the following section.
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