Volume 2 - Issue 1, January - February 2026

This paper reports on a study that explores students’ attitude to mobile learning and their perceptions about the practice and challenges of using mobile phone applications in language learning. The participants for this study were students from two (Science Laboratory Technology, and Building Technology) departments in Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. To collect data, a questionnaire was used to determine whether students use their mobile phones as educational tools in learning English inside and outside the language classrooms. The results revealed that mobile learning is gradually becoming popular amongst language learners, because they use a variety of apps as educational tools outside the classroom. However, the results indicate a lack of adequate support on the part of so many language teachers who either do not allow the use of mobile phones in class or provide limited guidance for using mobile apps in independent language learning.

Angela Folahan EGELE,"Applied Linguistics Approaches to English Language Teaching and Learning: The Impact of Technology and Social Media" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(1): Page(941-945) Jan-Feb 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.