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The improvements in technology have made it inevitable to use it in language learning process. Thus, the mobile assisted language learning (MALL) has gained importance recently. Besides, it is an undeniable fact that learning styles affect language learning process and use of MALL applications. Accordingly, this study aims to define students’ views on the effects of a mobile assisted vocabulary learning (MAVL) application (VocaStyle), which was developed by the researcher, on their learning process and their learning styles’ impact on their views. The study was in descriptive case study design. The data was gathered with semi-structured interview form. Ten participants were interviewed, five of which were aural learners and five of which were visual learners. The data was analyzed with thematic content analysis. The findings revealed that students found the MAVL application effective, motivating and useful. The findings also indicated that participants found video and graphic annotations more useful and their views changed depending on their learning styles.

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