‘Follow Me’: Does This Educational Material Still Motivate Modern EFL Learners to Develop Their Speaking Skills? (86249)
Session: On Demand
Room: Virtual Video Presentation
Presentation Type:Virtual Presentation
The use of videos has previously been examined to determine its effectiveness in language classes, especially its impact on developing listening and speaking skills. Here, it is still found to be invaluable. However, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly dominating other technology in the educational realm. Moreover, users require adequate knowledge of technology and access to a reliable Internet connection. In comparison, although they are considered conventional and perhaps outdated, videos are easy to use and do not require any special technological competence. Consequently, this study re-examines this conventional approach to increasing motivation among Saudi female EFL undergraduate students, specifically to improve their English-speaking skills and deploying a quasi-experimental approach. In this study, the video series ‘Follow Me’ for intermediates was shown to students over the period of one month, allowing them the freedom to watch episodes at their convenience at home. Each week, the students submitted a synopsis of the episode they had watched, and an electronic survey was disseminated at the end of the study. The survey was adapted from Mhlongo et al. (2022) and included five domains: Lecturer-specific motivational components (Domain 1); learner-specific motivational components – self-confidence/anxiety/self-efficacy (Domain 2); learner-specific motivational components – need for achievement/effort (Domain 3); course-specific motivational components (Domain 4), and integrative and instrumental motivational components (Domain 5). Recommendations to reconsider the use of videos in the EFL context were subsequently made to stakeholders based on the results.
Authors:
Iman Oraif, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia
About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Iman Oraif is an associate professor in Applied Linguistics at Alimam Mohammed bin Saud University in Riyadh
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