The Impact of ICT Tools on Improving EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill The Case of First Year EFL Students at Belhadj Bouchaib University Centre Ain Temouchent

Abstract

In the current digital age, technology becomes increasingly the vehicle of every single part of our lives. As a matter of fact, it is very necessary to state that ICTs are very important to education in general and to English language in particular. Thus, the process of integrating these technologies in the education field is inevitable. Since the ultimate goal that every language teacher seeks is to adopt an effective way of transmitting knowledge and information to his/her students so that they become competent speakers of that language, ICTs have recently been the ideal means that could help both teachers and students meet their needs. This implementation of ICT tools has long been a real challenge for many EFL teachers since this process requires both teachers and students to have the basics of ICT knowledge and skills in order to efficiently incorporate these technological tools within EFL classes mainly in oral expression courses. From this perspective, the researchers of the current study came with their thoughts to make an investigation about the impact of the use of ICT tools on improving EFL learners’ Speaking skill. Thus, this dissertation is a total of three chapters that are devoted to emphasize the impact of integrating ICTs within EFL classrooms as a process to develop students’ English language oral proficiency. It is by the means of two questionnaires administrated to both OE teachers and first year license students in addition to classroom observation that took place at the Department of Letters and English Language at Belhadj Bouchaib University Centre of Ain Temouchent that we have explored our hypotheses which predict the great role of ICTs on empowering students’ oral proficiency. The research paper did confirm the significant progress that ICT tools can provide to EFL learners in speaking skill. Eventually, this study aims at offering teachers, students and stakeholders some recommendations to encourage the integration of ICTs within EFL classes as to improve students’ speaking skill.