Using Video-Podcasting to Develop Active Reading Skills for EFL University Students

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1 Curriculum and ELT Instruction, Faculty of Education, Beni Suef University, Egypt.

2 Faculty of Education, Beni Suef University

3 Faculty of Education, Minia University

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This research aimed at investigating the effect of using video-podcasting to develop active reading skills for EFL university students. (60) Sixty EFL students from Faculty of Technology and Education, Beni-Suef University were selected as participants of the research. The research adopted the quasi-experimental design as the (60) sixty participants were divided into two groups, each of (30) thirty participants. The instrument of the research was an active reading skills pre –post test. The treatment group was taught using video-podcasting program while the non-treatment group was taught following the regular instruction. Analysis of the results revealed that the treatment group participants achieved a significantly higher level in their EFL active reading skills than those of the non-treatment group. In the light of these results, it was concluded that video-podcasting based program was effective in developing the EFL university students' active reading skills indicating a significant effect of the strategy. In this regard the research presented some recommendations and suggestions for further research.

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