A Review of the Smartphone Applications in Enhancing the Quality of English Language Teaching and Learning

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the advantages and disadvantages of using smartphones in English language learning. This study was conducted by using library research. The research object was twenty articles. Data collection was twenty articles that where related to teaching and learning English by using smartphone apps. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the advantages of using smartphone apps in teaching and learning English were able to improve the students' English and have a positive impact on first students. Meanwhile, the disadvantages of using smartphones in teaching and learning English were classroom management and sometimes. In which the class became noisy because the students played the smartphone English loudly, and it was hard to stop them from using the smartphone. The second was needing large classes because smartphones are a challenge and competition; therefore, to play, smartphones need enough space