Zahra Aghazadeh - Ministry of Education, Salmas, West Azarbaijan

The current investigation explored Iranian senior high school teachers’ and students’ perceptions towards Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) and its impact on pre-university (grade ۱۲th) students’ acquisition and retention of collocations. For this purpose, ۵۰ female pre-university students studying experimental sciences at National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET) senior high school as well as ۴۰ state sector in-service teachers teaching the English language at senior high schools in Salmas, Iran participated in this survey-based study. Data collection tools encompassed researcher-designed MALL attitude scales. First, to ensure that the instruments and procedures were reliable and valid, the researcher conducted a pilot study. Then, during the main study, both teachers’ and students’ perspectives towards MALL and its effect on acquisition and retention of collocations were examined through administering MALL Attitude Questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data. The findings revealed that both instructors and learners held positive attitudes towards MALL and its influence on pre-university (grade ۱۲th) students’ acquisition and retention of collocations. The implications were accordingly discussed

Collocations; MALL; NODET; Perceptions; Senior High School Students; State Sector In-Service Teachers