The Effect of Seamless Learning Approach on Learner Achievement and Attitudes in Teaching EFL

Mobile applications have recently been widely used in English language teaching. One of the methods in which mobile devices are actively used in teaching-learning is the Continuous Learning approach. WhatsApp, a basic communication application, and Kahoot!, a game-like student response application, are applications that can be used in the continuous learning approach. The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the effects of continuous learning activities on students' achievement and attitudes in EFL classes. Using embedded mixed research design, experimental results were explained with the qualitative data obtained from student interviews. The study was conducted with 47 students studying at Inonu University, School of Foreign Languages. Data analyses have shown that compared to the control group, seamless learning activities used in the treatment group in this research did not have a significant impact on students’ achievement and attitudes towards English classes. Indications on how to use seamless learning activities more efficiently are made by further examination of qualitative data.