ERIC Number: EJ1457194
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2089-9823
EISSN: EISSN-2302-9277
Identifying English as a Foreign Language Students' Attitude to Improving Speaking Skills through Collaboration
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), v19 n1 p180-190 2025
Speaking skills, being an essential part of effective communication, are significant for English as a foreign language (EFL) student in today's globalized world, and collaborative learning, being heterogeneous, assists them with more possibilities for enhancing and practicing the skills through a supportive environment, constructive feedback, and opportunities for realworld conversations. Therefore, this study aimed to identify EFL students' attitudes toward enhancing speaking skills in a collaborative learning environment. The researchers, to achieve the study objective, used the descriptive survey method to collect the data from a sample of 360 participants in the Preparatory Year (PY) at a Najran University. The study's instruments included a closed-ended questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The results showed students having positive attitudes toward a collaborative learning environment can highly enhance their speaking skills. In addition, the respondents' study level did not impact their responses to enhancing speaking skills in a collaborative learning environment; however, male students showed higher attitudes than their female counterparts. Finally, the analysis of the interview showed that students' speaking skills can be improved in a collaborative learning environment in many ways including a supportive environment, interesting activities, and technology use. Based on the findings, the study recommends incorporating collaborative learning strategies to strengthen other language skills.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Student Attitudes, Language Skills, Oral Language, Cooperative Learning, College Students, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Teamwork, Program Effectiveness
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. C5 Plumbon, Banguntapan, Yogyakarta, 55198, Indonesia. e-mail: edulearn@uad.ac.id; Web site: http://edulearn.intelektual.org/index.php/EduLearn/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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