The Effect of Using Computer-Mediated Communication on English Language Learners' Socio-Cultural Competence

The Effect of Using Computer-Mediated Communication on English Language Learners' Socio-Cultural Competence

This experimental study investigates the effect of using web-cam chat on the FL Learners' socio-cultural competence by answering the following question: What is the effect ofusing web-Cam chat onthe socio-cultural on competence of tenth grade students? Thesample of study consisted of43tenth grade students at AL-Sabila Private School for Boys, in the second semester of the scholastic year2010/2011. Section (A) consisted of(20) students. It was chosen as an experimental group, whilesection (B) consisted of(23) students. It was decided as a controlgroup.Data were collected within sixteenweeks. The pre-test and the post-test were of two parts: A written part and oral dialogues that test the FL students' ability to interact culturally appropriately in communicative settings. Scores were tabulated and prepared for statistical analysis.The results of the study have showed there is a statistically significant difference in the arithmetic mean in the achievement test for the experimental group. It means that the experimental group performed better than the control group. Then, the result of the study revealed that using web-Cam chat alongside the traditional method has great effect on the socio-cultural competence of the FL learners. The researcher has recommended making many studies on the effect ofCMC onother competencies of language.

Bataineh, Ahmad Mousa

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 8 No. 3 (2014); pp. 44-55

1865-7923

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

2014-06-08

Copyright (c) 2017 Ahmad Mousa Bataineh

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