Abstract
GoEnglish.Me can provide EFL learners with authentic materials in a variety of topics. In addition to authentic materials, the site can offer an opportunity of learning real Spoken English by American Native Speakers. To achieve the purpose of this study, you can probe the effect of GoEnglish.Me on lower-intermediate EFL learners' speaking ability. 44 female subjects from a language institute in Mashhad were selected and randomly assigned to control (N=22) and experimental (N=22) groups. Participants in experimental group received the internet and were allowed to employ the materials of GoEnglish.Me in order to practice speaking. Participants in control group practiced speaking traditionally, that is, they did not have any access to computer and internet ,and the practice was done through face-to-face conversations, teacher-student interaction and etc. Finally, it was found that experimental group outperformed the control group in posttest (p<.05). Also, the finding provides pedagogical implication for employing GoEnglish.Me as an effective virtual environment in order to help EFL students improve their English language skills.
Highlights
Regardless of the importance in the area of speaking skills, this ability in aforeign language is complicated; supported by Scott and Ytreberg (1990) considering speaking as the most demanding skill for both teachers and learners
Through this site English as a foreign language (EFL) learners can have access to authentic materials offered by Native American speakers
Even reading and writing activities can be structured around YouTube videos (Watkins & Wilkins, 2011)
Summary
Regardless of the importance in the area of speaking skills, this ability in aforeign language is complicated; supported by Scott and Ytreberg (1990) considering speaking as the most demanding skill for both teachers and learners. The access to definitions and usages of English words along with their native and correc pronunciation in various contexts on the internet (Dictionary.com; Merriam-Webster Online) has paved the way for EFL learners to improve their language knowledge. In addition to these sites there are some other sites which can provide the EFL learners with different audio-visual materials being important in enhancing their oral skills. Me" is the focus of this study and its effects on improvement of EFL learners' oral skills are explored. The results of their study experiment were positive and could provide pedagogical implications for employing Computer technology in EFL pronunciation classes. Hismanoglu and Hismanoglu (2011) stress on the exposure to the internet and employing the internet-based pronunciation lessons can help Turkish EFL learners solve their articulation problems. Baniabdelrahman (2013) found the internet effective in enhancing EFL Students’ Speaking Skill
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