The Impact of ICT in Enhancing Speaking: The Case of Second year EFL Students at Tlemcen University

Abstract

In our daily life, the existence of different technological tools has a great impact on different fields. On the other hand, in the educational system the availability of new technologies will change the method of learning and enhance the students’ participation in the learning process. Technology is believed to have a positive impact on the learners. Thus, the present study is carried out to explore the influence of ICTs on improving learners’ oral proficiency. The main hypotheses adopted in this work set out that technology is a great motivator to help students speak fluently and accurately as well as make them active and autonomous in their studies. The method used in this study is descriptive, and its target was to describe the role of information and communication technology in developing EFL learners’ speaking skill. The data were gathered through the use of two data collection instruments; a teacher interview directed to oral expression EFL teachers and students’ questionnaire administered to second year EFL students at the Department of English University of Tlemcen. The obtained results have shown that the integration of technology was the best technique to improve the students’ speaking ability. Therefore, the language laboratories need to be well equipped with ICT tools in order to improve the speaking ability of the students, as well as create a relaxed atmosphere during the session. In other words, the existence of ICTs and their effective use will lead to better teaching-learning process.