Investigating the Role of Vlogs in Enhancing EFL Learners’ speaking Skill The Case of Third Year LMD Students at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret

Abstract

The dissertation at hand aims at investigating students and teachers' attitudes towards the use of Vlogs in improving EFL learners' speaking skill. To this end, it opts for mixed method that combines both qualitative and quantitative approaches using a structured questionnaire and a semistructured interview respectively. The questionnaire is administered to one hundred sixty (160) third year LMD students at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret (Algeria), and the interview is directed to ten (10) teachers of English language at the same research setting. The findings of this research reveal that both students and teachers show positive attitudes towards the use vlogs. An important light is shed on its positive effects on EFL learners’ speaking skill enhancement; it is found that vlogs provide students with the opportunity to become more fluent and capable of expressing their thoughts and ideas, particularly in oral expression module. This research ends up with recommendations and implications for further research.