An Exploration of EFL Students learning styles and perceptions of vocabulary development in self-directed mobile-based applications

Abstract

This descriptive and correlative study investigated (a) the visual and auditory styles of Saudi female EFL students at Taibah University while using self-directed mobile learning vocabulary applications and the relationship between them; (b) their perceptions of vocabulary development regarding recognizing vocabulary meaning, grammatical use in sentences, pronunciation and spelling; and (c) the relationship between their learning styles and their perceptions of vocabulary development while