The Impact of Integrating YouTube Videos in EFL Setting on Learners’ Speaking Skill: The case of first year students at BELHADJ BOUCHAIB University Centre-Ain-Temouchnet

Abstract

In the current era of globalization, technology is almost everywhere in every part of our life. It is affecting how we work, live, learn, and play. The technological devices such as mobile phones, computers, laptops, and most importantly internet have completely changed and improved the way we live, and most importantly learn. Over the few past decades, new websites have been created to enhance the students‟ learning and increase their curiosity to study. The dominant website that has become the source of education is YouTube. YouTube is a video sharing website where teachers can post video lectures and share educational topics. Today, it is obvious that education is closely related to YouTube. This free platform has enhanced education, it made it easy to understand and more enjoyable. Speaking skill is regarded as the hardest task in foreign language learning (FLL). The present study attempts to find out the role of implementing YouTube videos in learning setting to improve the learners‟ level in speaking. This study aims to describe two variables: YouTube videos as an independent variable and speaking skill as a dependent one. The sample of this study is first year students at BELHADJ BOUCHAIB University Centre-Ain-Temouchent. To collect data, two instruments have been used: a questionnaire and an interview. The questionnaire has been devoted to first year students of English BELHADJ BOUCHAIB University Centre, and the interview has been addressed to five teachers from the department of English. In order to investigate their attitudes towards the use of YouTube videos as a new learning tool to improve the students‟ communication competence. The findings have shown that both teachers and learners are interested towards the use of YouTube videos to develop their oral skill. In addition to that, it increases two essential factors which are motivation and participation