THE IMPACT OF USING WHATSAPP IN PRACTICE ENGLISH ADVANCED SPEAKING AMONG OMANI GFP LEARNERS AT SOHAR UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Abstract _Teaching English speaking has become an essential part in the classrooms due to its long-term goal among Omani students. Recently after COVID-19 pandemic, the need to include the distance learning is useful for some reasons in which it enables the language teachers to exploit the time and reduce the issues related to students low performance, fear and lack of motivation. WhatsApp is a common tool that all learners have obtained on their smartphones. This mixed method study investigates the effectiveness of using WhatsApp to enhance learning speaking in the classrooms. The study method was examining pre and port tests using paired T Test and the interviews were conducted to the sample of 25 intermediate students at Sohar University. The results of t test revealed the best improvement was in favor of posttest in the field of speaking English (EFL) learning English as a foreign language due to the use of WhatsApp platform and at the same time it enhances the learners' motivation and reduce the sense of fear towards learning speaking. It also reduces the challenges that students face due to time consuming and pronunciation words.