The Developing of Speaking Skill by the Use of Video Supported Learning in English Language of Primary School

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the impact of video supported learning on speaking development in English language of the primary school pupils. The researcher has chosen her participants, and they are the 5th grade students in primary schools for boys in Karbala Governorate. The number of the participants are (78) students, and they are divided into two groups; the control group (38) students and the experimental one (40) students. The control group was taught by means of the traditional way whereas the experimental group was taught by using video programs. The researcher has chosen the observation card as a tool to measure the development of the learners’ speaking skills. The experiment was administered during the second semester of the academic year 2017–2018, and lasted for nine weeks. After the administration of the tests to the main sample and the statistical treatment of data using the t-test formula for two independent samples, the results have indicated that the mean scores of the experimental group is (37.525)whereas the mean scores of the control group is (32.000). The results of this study have shown a positive effect of using video on the development of English speaking skills among learners.