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This research aims to explore laypeople’s perceptions of the effectiveness of mobile language learning apps and their views on appropriate research designs.

March 29, 2026Research Methods in Applied LinguisticsOpen Access

Lay perspectives on mobile-assisted language learning research: An exploratory survey study

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TYTaichi YamashitaKansai University

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Exploratory survey assesses laypeople's views on language learning app effectiveness and research design.

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This research aims to explore laypeople’s perceptions of the effectiveness of mobile language learning apps and their views on appropriate research designs.
Conducted an exploratory survey with 194 respondents recruited via Prolific.
Examined desired effectiveness of language learning apps among laypeople.
Evaluated perceptions of experimental design features such as control groups and sample sizes.
Participants showed interest in apps with small to medium effect sizes for language learning.
Identified control groups, sample size, and attrition rates as critical components of effective research designs.
Suggested that laypeople are open to using apps that do not require large effect sizes.

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Taichi Yamashita (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c195de0f0f753b39bf47 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2026.100315

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