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This study investigated the effect of an innovative learner-training programme conducted with undergraduate students at a university in Pakistan. The MALL-based programme was designed to develop the students’ competence and confidence in using smartphones to make blogposts as a means of increasing their opportunities to practice writing in English independently and beyond their educational setting. During the eight week programme, the 23 participants engaged in training in the use of technology for language learning purposes, in tandem with other technical, pedagogical and strategic training components to use their smartphones for writing blogposts. This report draws on data from pre- and post-programme surveys, interviews, written feedback, and blogpost output. The findings indicate that this combined learner-training model was successful in enhancing the participants’ independent use of …