The impact of mobile-assisted project-based learning on developing EFL students’ speaking skills

The impact of mobile-assisted project-based learning on developing EFL students’ speaking skills

(2024) 11:18 | Hassane Benlaghrissi and L. Meriem Ouahidi
This study investigates the impact of integrating mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) with project-based learning (PBL) on enhancing Moroccan secondary school students' speaking skills. A true experimental design was employed, involving 91 students randomly assigned to an experimental group and two control groups. The experimental group received instruction through mobile-assisted projects, while the first control group used project-based learning and the second control group received traditional teaching. Data were collected using a speaking pre- and post-test and a 5-Likert scale survey. Results showed that the experimental group outperformed both control groups in overall speaking performance and sub-skills such as fluency, coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation. Additionally, students had a very positive perception of the implementation, with high scores on the attitude questionnaire. The study confirms the effectiveness of combining MALL with PBL as an innovative mode of instruction in enhancing EFL learners' speaking skills.This study investigates the impact of integrating mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) with project-based learning (PBL) on enhancing Moroccan secondary school students' speaking skills. A true experimental design was employed, involving 91 students randomly assigned to an experimental group and two control groups. The experimental group received instruction through mobile-assisted projects, while the first control group used project-based learning and the second control group received traditional teaching. Data were collected using a speaking pre- and post-test and a 5-Likert scale survey. Results showed that the experimental group outperformed both control groups in overall speaking performance and sub-skills such as fluency, coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation. Additionally, students had a very positive perception of the implementation, with high scores on the attitude questionnaire. The study confirms the effectiveness of combining MALL with PBL as an innovative mode of instruction in enhancing EFL learners' speaking skills.
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