A Modification of UTAUT2 Model Applied to the Field of Chinese University EFL Students’ Adoption of Mobile Technology-integrated Vocabulary Learning

Abstract

Vocabulary learning plays an important role in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning among Chinese university students. The emergence of mobile technology provides ways for EFL vocabulary learning towards student-centered learning, but the factors that influence the adoption of this learning model by EFL university learners are not clear. In this study, the author explains the current situation of EFL vocabulary learning among Chinese college students and reviews the relevant theories of the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model. The author aims to investigate the factors influencing Chinese EFL students’ adoption of mobile technology-integrated vocabulary learning towards student-centered learning by utilizing the potential of the UTAUT2 model. The theoretical framework was modified from the original model by incorporating the additional constructs of privacy, trust, personal innovativeness, and information quality to examine their effects along with the original UTAUT2 determinants on behavioral intentions and use behavior. By exploring the influence factors of EFL students' adoption of mobile technologies using a modification of UTAUT2 model, the author hopes to promote the integration of mobile technology and English courses and contribute to the existing literature on technology acceptance.