Promoting Listening and Speaking EF through CALL

Abstract

This study investigated to what extend CALL(Computer Assisted Language Learning) affects the learning of listening and speaking ELF. The significance of the study stemed from that it sets how to investigate the extent to which CALL affected the learning of listening and speaking ,not to mention that Sudanese EFL learners find listening and speaking a worrisome skill to learn in the absence of the native environment where English could be properly practiced. The study aimed to test the extent to which the application of CALL in teaching listening and speaking influences the learning process of this skill among Sudanese university students. An experimental design was adopted in this study as a pretest and a protest were conducted. The study sample was 100 university freshmen. The population was divided into a control group and an experimental group. The control group was taught the listening course through a traditional method while the experimental group was exposed to CALL. The experimental group was taught by using computers and technical devices in addition to communication application Whatsapp to exchange communication and practice listening. The duration of the study lasted for 14 weeks. The pretest took place before the course and the data were statistically treated and analyzed, while the post test took place after the course was taught. The results showed that the application of CALL promoted the learning of listening and speaking among the university level students . The study recommended that language teachers should change their teaching methods to match today's learners abilities, interests and needs.