INCREASING ENGLISH ABILITY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS THROUGH MAHIR BAHASA INGGRIS APPLICATION AND MOBILE DICTIONARY

Abstract

English is essential skill to master by not only students in English major but also students in other major such as computer science students. Since not all computer science students have enough ability in English, therefore the intervention in the teaching using Mahir Bahasa Inggris application and Mobile Dictionary were used. This study aimed at investigating the effect of these application on computer science students. This study belonged to quantitative study namely pre-experimental. Pre-test and post-test were used in this study to identify the effectiveness of these application. From the data gathered, it was found that the use of these applications specifically the use of Mahir Bahasa Inggris application has significant influence toward computer science students’ English ability especially in speaking.

Keywords

• computer science students
• english ability
• mahir bahasa inggris application