The Comparison of Peripheral Learning, Computer, and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning Tasks on EFL Students Grammar

The current study investigated the effect of three tasks, namely; peripheral learning, computer-assisted language learning (CALL), and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) on students English grammar knowledge. The researcher administered a pre –validated grammar test to 160 junior high school subjects, aged between 14 to 16 with the mean age 15, in Qom province to obtain homogenous students. Based on the pre-test results, the researcher chose 120 students and divided them into four groups, namely; peripheral learning, CALL, MALL, and the control group. The researcher taught grammar to all the groups inductively and asked the participants to do their assignments according to their group’s tasks. The participants in the control group did not have any extra tasks and they only answered their written workbook questions as an assignment. Based on the post-test results, the researcher concluded that the experimental groups had better results than the control group. In addition, the participants who took part in the MALL group had better improvement on grammar learning. After the MALL group, the peripheral learning, the CALL, and the control group obtained the high results respectively. The study concludes by suggesting that if students perform tasks which are related to their studies, they will learn better. It supports the idea that motivating tasks can have positive results toward language learning.