ERIC Number: EJ1178339
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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The Effect of Facebook Activities on Enhancing Oral Communication Skills for EFL Learners
AlSaleem, Basmah Issa
International Education Studies, v11 n5 p144-153 2018
This study investigated the effect of utilizing Facebook activities on enhancing oral communication skills for English as Foreign Language learners (EFL) in the English Department at Yarmouk University, Jordan. Participants of the study were first year English Language Bachelor degree students who speak English as a foreign language. The researcher hypothesized that if these learners practiced Facebook activities, their oral communication skills may be improved. For answering questions of the study, the researcher designed a pre-post oral communication skills test to determine the participants' mastery of oral communication skills. Furthermore, she uploaded the activities on a Facebook account that were made available for all the participants of the study. Results revealed that the suggested Facebook activities were effective on improving participants' oral communication skills. Then the study recommended that Facebook activities may be utilizing on improving other skills such as speaking and listening or even English language pronunciation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Oral Language, Hypothesis Testing, Pretests Posttests, Communication Skills, Learning Activities, College Freshmen, Program Effectiveness, Quasiexperimental Design, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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