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Table 3.5 Which Area of Language Did the LanGuide App Help You Improve the Most?
Area () () () () ()
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar
Notes Column headings are as follows: (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) neutral, (4) dis-
agree, (5) strongly disagree.
least useful to participants. The responses showed that participants found
the ‘i t Language’ module the most useful (68), and then the ‘Academic
Language’ module (29). Interestingly, 36.6 of participants also found
the ‘Academic Language’ module the least useful, followed by 24 of par-
ticipants who found the ‘Secretarial Language’ module the least useful.
Most participants (50.35) strongly agreed or agreed that the instruc-
tions for the exercises were easily accessible and understandable. The re-
sults are satisfactory but could be improved.
The next statement assessed the usefulness of the app to practise and
improve participants’ language skills. Some participants (34.3) strongly
agreed or agreed with the statement ‘The app helped me to practice my lan-
guage skills and improve them,’ 34.4 of them were neutral, and 31.3 of
participants disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement. It should
be analysed why some participants did not find the app useful and how it
could be improved.
The last two questions in the group took the form of a scale in which
participants were asked to rate, on a scale of 1 to 5, the language skill that
the app helped them with the most (results are shown in Table 3.5), as well
as their overall experience with the LanGuide app (results are shown in
Table 3.6).
The analysis revealed that participants rated the ability to improve vo-
cabulary and grammar the highest, the ability to improve the skill of lis-
tening as neutral, they were most satisfied with the ability to improve the
skills of reading and writing, and they rated the ability to improve the skill
of speaking the lowest. This is understandable since there are no exercises
to improve speaking, as the automatic assessment is somehow difficult.
The last question about the participants’ satisfaction with the different
aspects of the application revealed that most participants are satisfied with
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Table 3.5 Which Area of Language Did the LanGuide App Help You Improve the Most?
Area () () () () ()
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar
Notes Column headings are as follows: (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) neutral, (4) dis-
agree, (5) strongly disagree.
least useful to participants. The responses showed that participants found
the ‘i t Language’ module the most useful (68), and then the ‘Academic
Language’ module (29). Interestingly, 36.6 of participants also found
the ‘Academic Language’ module the least useful, followed by 24 of par-
ticipants who found the ‘Secretarial Language’ module the least useful.
Most participants (50.35) strongly agreed or agreed that the instruc-
tions for the exercises were easily accessible and understandable. The re-
sults are satisfactory but could be improved.
The next statement assessed the usefulness of the app to practise and
improve participants’ language skills. Some participants (34.3) strongly
agreed or agreed with the statement ‘The app helped me to practice my lan-
guage skills and improve them,’ 34.4 of them were neutral, and 31.3 of
participants disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement. It should
be analysed why some participants did not find the app useful and how it
could be improved.
The last two questions in the group took the form of a scale in which
participants were asked to rate, on a scale of 1 to 5, the language skill that
the app helped them with the most (results are shown in Table 3.5), as well
as their overall experience with the LanGuide app (results are shown in
Table 3.6).
The analysis revealed that participants rated the ability to improve vo-
cabulary and grammar the highest, the ability to improve the skill of lis-
tening as neutral, they were most satisfied with the ability to improve the
skills of reading and writing, and they rated the ability to improve the skill
of speaking the lowest. This is understandable since there are no exercises
to improve speaking, as the automatic assessment is somehow difficult.
The last question about the participants’ satisfaction with the different
aspects of the application revealed that most participants are satisfied with
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