Using Mobile Phone Based Tasks to Improve Jordanian Grade 7 EFL Students’ Composition Writing Skills

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of using mobile phone based tasks to improve the FL composition writing skills of 52 Jordanian grade 7 students. They were divided into two groups; control and experimental groups. The control group included 24 students, while the experimental group included 28 students. Data were collected through a pre-test and a post-test of FL composition writing. The mixed method of quantitative and qualitative analysis was used. Data were analyzed using the Paired-Samples T-Test. In addition, the use of the independent samples T-Test aimed to determine the statistical significance of the two tested groups’ performance in FL composition writing. The findings affirmed the effectiveness of using mobile phones in improving the FL composition writing skills of Jordanian grade 7 students.