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Exploring the Hybrid Frontiers: A Study on the Systemic Barriers of App-Based Language Learning among the Underprivileged Learners in Kerala, India

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Abstract Book of the 10th International Conference on Modern Research in Education, Teaching and Learning

Year: 2026

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Exploring the Hybrid Frontiers: A Study on the Systemic Barriers of App-Based Language Learning among the Underprivileged Learners in Kerala, India

Akshay Vadavathi

ABSTRACT:

AI-induced app-based language learning enhances teaching experiences. It produces actionable recommendations for representatives and developers, supporting context-aware digital tools, and teacher-centric modules. However, the practical implementation of app-based learning is often hindered by systemic issues in rural colleges in Kerala, India. These usually include inconsistent digital infrastructure, a lack of institutional support for teachers’ digital literacy, and cultural barriers to self-directed mobile learning leading to a situation of “digital divide.” With empirical evidence and a robust theoretical foundation, this paper investigates the critical paradigm of Software-Assisted Language Learning, and offers an in-depth understanding of such digital divide in the rural colleges in Kerala. Grounded in an extensive review of literature on digital pedagogy and the global-local linguistic divide, the study employs a comprehensive mixed-methods framework. It integrates quantitative data from hundreds of students with qualitative insights gathered from semi-structured interviews and focus groups with educators and stake-holders. The educator’s digital implementation overview is analysed in this research. The research uniquely incorporates the students’ as well as the teachers’ perspectives, analysing the challenges that the teachers face in incorporating the digital tools within the traditional frameworks. The study contributes to the global discourse on educational equity, offering a scalable model for integrating technology-based learning in comparable resource-constrained settings.

Keywords: AI-Based Language Learning; Cultural Transference; Digital Humanities; Personalisation in Learning; Under-represented Community Education