The Impact of ICT in Enhancing Speaking: The Case of Second year EFL Students at Tlemcen University
Adel Addou, Nawel Benmostefa
كلية الآداب واللغات-جامعة أبو بكر بلقايد - تلمسان · الجزائر
In our daily life, the existence of different technological tools has a great impact ondifferent fields. On the other hand, in the educational system the availability of newtechnologies will change the method of learning and enhance the students’participation in the learning process. Technology is believed to have a positiveimpact on the learners. Thus, the present study is carried out to explore the influenceof ICTs on improving learners’ oral proficiency. The main hypotheses adopted inthis work set out that technology is a great motivator to help students speak fluentlyand accurately as well as make them active and autonomous in their studies. Themethod used in this study is descriptive, and its target was to describe the role ofinformation and communication technology in developing EFL learners’ speakingskill. The data were gathered through the use of two data collection instruments; ateacher interview directed to oral expression EFL teachers and students’questionnaire administered to second year EFL students at the Department ofEnglish University of Tlemcen. The obtained results have shown that the integrationof technology was the best technique to improve the students’ speaking ability.Therefore, the language laboratories need to be well equipped with ICT tools inorder to improve the speaking ability of the students, as well as create a relaxedatmosphere during the session. In other words, the existence of ICTs and theireffective use will lead to better teaching-learning process.