Effectiveness of Smart Phones on Improving the Autonomous Oral Performance among EFL Learners (A cause Study of Second Year of Secondary Schools Students at Omdurman Locality)

Abstract

This study investigated the (The Effectiveness of Smart phones on improving the autonomous oral performance among of EFL Learners). The study adopted an experimental methodology, which combined both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Two instruments were used for data collection. One was questionnaire for English language teachers (30) teachers. And the second instrument was a test for secondary school students. And (100) secondary schools students were chosen to represent the whole population. The data obtained from the sample of teachers and students provided answers to the questions concerning the effectiveness of smart Phones on improving the autonomous oral performance of EFL Learners. The data were analyzed using SPSS program. It provided percentile results for questionnaire and the test. The study revealed some of the important results. And one of the significance results is that, the Smart phones can help secondary schools students to improve their autonomous oral performance. Secondary schools students can Learn and improve their English language independently by using their Smart Phones as tools for learning English language. And also many of secondary school teachers have positive attitudes toward using Smart phones to improve autonomous performance. The study also offered some recommendations. And the most important recommendation is to concentrate on speaking skills. Because one of the fundamental reasons of studying any language, is how to speaking that language. Moreover the study gave some suggestions for further study.