واقع استخدام منصة مدرستي في تدريس مهارة التحدث باللغة اإلنجليزية من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمعلمات في المملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract

This study examines English language teachers’ point of view on the reality of using the Madrasati Educational Platform “MEP” to teach English speaking skills in Saudi Arabia. The study used a descriptive research design; data was gathered via a questionnaire, and 75 intermediate school English teachers participated. The findings asserted that the MEP has many advantages, such as class control, electronic resources, ease of student assessment, continuing learning, live chat, creating recordings, motivating students to learn and research, keeping up with apps, enhancing teacher-student communication, and finally increasing student responsibility towards learning. On the other hand, it faces some disadvantages, such as distracting students because of the absence of facial expressions, technical difficulties (cut-off audio during conversations or poor internet signal), limited teacher-student interactions, reduced speaking skills and direct feedback, and finally, difficulty recognizing student's vocabulary and grammar needs. Keywords: Teaching speaking skills, Distance education, MEP, Online learning.