Investigating the Role of ipad Applications in Enhancing Students Oral skills From Teachers’ Perspectives’ in Khartoum state

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the teachers’ perspective towards using Ipad Apps to develop Students' oral skill. The researcher has adopted descriptive analytical method. A questionnaire has been used as primary tool for collecting data relevant to the study. The study sample of the questionnaire composed of (30) English teachers at Khartoum Sate. The researcher applied SPSS programme to analyze and verify the hypotheses. The results have shown that using Ipad Apps is regarded as a very interesting tool for improving students' speaking skill. Moreover it provides students with samples of real life communication. The study has recommended that teachers can use Ipad Apps in EFL classroom to help students to understand the native speakers in their real situation and recognize the diversity of culture due oral communication. Furthermore Teaching of oral skill should be modernized and teachers should be trained to use Ipad apps in EFL classroom. Some suggestions are also proposed for further studies.