The Impact of YouTube English Teaching Channels on EFL Learners’ Speaking Skills: Fluency, Pronunciation, Accuracy, and Accent
Impact of YouTube English Teaching Channels on EFL Learners’ Speaking Skills
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ET YouTube channels, fluency, pronunciation, accuracy, and accent.Abstract
This study examines the impact of English teaching YouTube channels on EFL learners' speaking skills in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), College of Basic Education, using a sample of 70 second-year students from the English Language Department specifically focusing on four basic skills such as fluency, pronunciation, accuracy, and accent. With awareness of the disadvantages of traditional classroom instruction, in which speaking practice is secondary to reading and writing, this study explores whether video material online is capable of supporting speaking language skills.
Mixed-method design was utilized, integrating pre- and post-student questionnaires with a treatment of post-speaking test. Quantitative data were examined using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests to assess improvement in speaking sub-skills, whereas qualitative comments provided richer accounts of learners' perception.
Results showed statistically significant improvement in the fluency and pronunciation of students, along with moderate improvement in accuracy and accent. The students also reported increased motivation and confidence while studying using YouTube as a means.
The study concludes that English language teaching YouTube channels, appropriately incorporated, can be an effective supplementary tool in improving EFL speaking skills, especially in resource-limited learning areas.
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