The Impact of Utilizing YouTube on Improving EFL Students’ Speaking Skills at the University Stage

الملخص

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of using YouTube on improving EFL students’ speaking skills at the University of Jordan. One question was addressed to achieve the purpose of the study:

1. Are there any statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) in the speaking skills mean scores of English Communication Skills 100 Students at the University of Jordan attributed to the teaching method (using YouTube vs. conventional)?

The sample of the study was randomly chosen and consisted of (50) first-year university students. This sample was divided into two sections: The first section was (25) students as a control group and the second section was (25) students as an experimental one. The study was applied during the first semester of the academic year 2018/2019 at the University of Jordan. The speaking pre/post-test and the speaking rubric were used to collect the data for this study. Data were analyzed using (SPSS) package (i.e., means and standard deviations, MANCOVA). The results of the study showed that using YouTube (as a supplementary material) was significantly better than the conventional method in developing students’ speaking skills. Students’ learning to speak English was significantly better as a result of using YouTube compared to using the conventional method. Based on the results of this research study, the researcher recommends using YouTube (as a supplementary material) in teaching speaking skills to EFL students. It is also recommended that other researchers conduct similar studies on the impact of using YouTube in EFL classrooms.