Metacognitive Based Learning Assisted by Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) to Improve Students' Literacy and Communication Skills in English Language Learning

Abstract

Currently, English language skills are a very important requirement for students to master, especially students at tourism vocational schools. However, there are still many students who lack English communication skills. The background to this problem underscores the challenges students face in acquiring effective language skills, particularly in a specialized field such as tourism. The urgency of this research addresses the urgent need to improve literacy and communication skills in learning English for Tourism among vocational school students. This research aims to analyze the effect of implementing a metacognitive-based learning model assisted by MALL to improve vocational school students' literacy and communication skills. A total of 171 vocational schools in all districts in Bali were used as the research population. The sample size was determined using the Slovin formula with an error tolerance limit of 3%, this is because the study population is quite large with a variety of variations. Next, sample determination was carried out using a cluster random sampling technique, which aims to select samples in each district spread across rural, suburban and urban areas. The data collection method used in this research is a test. Measuring the achievement of literacy and communication skills is carried out using a combination of tests and questionnaires. This research uses descriptive and inferential quantitative data analysis techniques. Descriptive analysis is used to process data and describe data resulting from dissemination and implementation. Then inferential analysis is used to test the research hypothesis carried out in the implementation process at SMK.