Effects of Using Educational Technology Tools to Enhance EFL Students' Speaking Performance

Autor/inn/en	Asratie, Mekuriaw Genanew; Wale, Bantalem Derseh; Aylet, Yibeltal Tadele
Titel	Effects of Using Educational Technology Tools to Enhance EFL Students' Speaking Performance
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 28 (2023) 8, S.10031-10051 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Asratie, Mekuriaw Genanew)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-022-11562-y
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Speech Communication; Program Effectiveness; Speech Skills; Language Skills; Pronunciation; Grammar; Language Fluency; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Aussprache; Grammatik; Language skills; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	Educational speaking technology is a digital expertise used to enhance speaking performance. This research examined the effects of using educational speaking technology tools: FORVO, YouGlish, and OALD 8th ed. to enhance students' speaking performance. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest two groups design was used. Test, questionnaire, interview, and teacher-log were used to gather the data from 82 first-year Information communication and Technology (IT) students selected through comprehensive sampling. The experimental group students had learned speaking skills through educational speaking technology tools while the control group students learned using the conventional method. When the quantitative data were analyzed through independent samples T-test, the qualitative data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings of the study uncovered that there was a statistical difference between the experimental and control group students in their speaking performance. Accordingly, the learners who had learned through educational speaking technology have enhanced their speaking performance compared to the students that learned conventionally. Predominantly, students who learned through educational speaking technology were fluent, coherent, and accurate in their speech, rich in lexical resources, used a variety of grammatical ranges, and better in pronunciation. Besides, the students' have positive perceptions towards using educational speaking technology tools. Consequently, this study recommends researchers, teachers, and students to make the use of educational technology and to go in line with the state of the art. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01