Assessing the effectiveness of authentic videos on EFL learners oral fluency
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2014
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
university of Oum-El-Bouaghi
Abstract
The present study aims at assessing the effectiveness of using authentic videos on EFL learners' oral fluency. It is built on the assumption thatif EFL learners are exposed to authentic videos, they will show a significant improvement in their oral fluency. In order to fulfill the aim of the study and to answer the research questions and check the validity of the hypotheses advanced at the beginning of this investigation, a quasi-experimental design was adopted. The experiment ran through four treatment sessions preceded and followed, respectively, by a pretest and a posttest. The study involved twenty one first-year students in the department of english (Larbi Ben M'Hidi university Oum-El-Bouaghi). The participants were divided into two groups: an experimental group where the learners were exposed to authentic videos along with different types of fluency activities, and a control group where the learners were not exposed to any kind of videos. The findings of the study showed that the use of authentic videos in the EFL classroom brought about positive outcomes in terms of learners' oral fluency.
Description
Keywords
Teaching : english : EFL : oral fluency