Students' attitudes towards online language learning applications on smartphones

Despoina N. Gkountara; Ramjee Prasad; Vladimir Poulkov; Agata Manolova; Yana Tsankova; Todora Yaneva; Stamatia Rizou; Pavlos I. Lazaridis

doi:10.1109/WPMC67460.2025.11351146

Students' attitudes towards online language learning applications on smartphones

Despoina N. Gkountara, Ramjee Prasad, Vladimir Poulkov, Agata Manolova, Yana Tsankova, Todora Yaneva, Stamatia Rizou, Pavlos I. Lazaridis

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Abstract

A preliminary study was performed at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, on university students' attitudes relative to the use of AI-tools in foreign language learning on 5G-equipped smartphones. It used a 21-item questionnaire, with most questions answered on a 5-point Likert scale. The students of this study were following lectures on English terminology in applied mathematics, informatics and software, and cyber security. The results of the questionnaire are analyzed and evaluated in detail and reveal interesting tendencies in the AI-assisted language learning field.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 28th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331591281
ISBN (Print)	9798331591298
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WPMC67460.2025.11351146
Publication status	Published - 29 Jan 2026
Event	28th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications - National Center for Mechatronics and Clean Technologies, Sofia, Bulgaria Duration: 9 Nov 2025 → 12 Nov 2025 https://wpmc-2025.tu-sofia.bg/

Publication series

Name	International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC)
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	1347-6890
ISSN (Electronic)	1882-5621

Conference

Conference	28th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications
Abbreviated title	WPMC 2025
Country/Territory	Bulgaria
City	Sofia
Period	9/11/25 → 12/11/25
Internet address	https://wpmc-2025.tu-sofia.bg/

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SDG 4 Quality Education

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Gkountara, D. N., Prasad, R., Poulkov, V., Manolova, A., Tsankova, Y., Yaneva, T., Rizou, S., & Lazaridis, P. I. (2026). Students' attitudes towards online language learning applications on smartphones. In 2025 28th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC) (1st ed.). Article 11351146 (International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC)). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WPMC67460.2025.11351146

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Students' attitudes towards online language learning applications on smartphones. / Gkountara, Despoina N.; Prasad, Ramjee; Poulkov, Vladimir et al.
2025 28th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC). 1st. ed. IEEE, 2026. 11351146 (International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC)).

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