Since convenience is one of the features for mobile learning, does it affect attitude and
intention of using mobile technology? The technology acceptance model (TAM),
proposed by David (1989), was extended with perceived convenience in the present
study. With regard to English language mobile learning, the variables in the extended
TAM and its explanatory power were analysed and antecedent factors that affected
acceptance of English mobile learning were also examined. Participants were 158
college students from the middle part of Taiwan. After conducting English mobile
learning with a PDA, data was collected by questionnaires. The results revealed that:
a) perceived convenience, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were
antecedent factors that affected acceptance of English mobile learning; b) perceived
convenience, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness had a significantly
positive effect on attitude toward using; and c) perceived usefulness and attitude
toward using had a significantly positive effect on continuance of intention to use.
Overall, the extended TAM in the present study was effective at predicting and
explaining the acceptance of English mobile learning. In the past, there were few
mobile learning related studies examining the relationships between perceived
convenience and other variables in the TAM. Therefore, the findings in the present
study provide a reference for the future TAM and mobile learning related studies.