THE IMPACT OF MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (MALL) IN DEVELOPING THE SPEAKING SKILL: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Mobile technology and its applications are among the technologies in education developing the fastest. They present an alluring chance to access numerous information sources at any time and location. In the study context, students who enrol on the Foundation program at Dubai Men's College in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) suffer from a cumulative lack of language proficiency in general and speaking proficiency in particular. The study's primary purpose was to examine the impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on students' English language speaking skills. The study also examined how teachers perceived MALL's effect on students' speaking skills. The research question was: To what extent did students' speaking skills in the experimental group develop through MALL compared to those in the control group? This subject was addressed using a mixedmethod approach, including qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. A quasi -experiment of 66 students formed an experimental and a control group, and 20 teachers were involved. The results showed that the experimental group had statistically significant differences from the control group. The study emphasised the advantages of adopting MALL to develop students' speaking skills, particularly those unmotivated.