The Effect of Using Interactive Digital Storytelling on Enhancing Secondary Stage Students’ EFL Speaking Skills

Document Type : Original Research

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1 A master researcher of English curriculum and teaching methods, Faculty of Education, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef city, Egypt

2 Professor of (EFL) Curriculum and ‎instruction and Vice Dean of education ‎ and students Affairs, Faculty of Education ‎ Beni-suef University

3 Prof.of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education, Monoufia University

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This research investigated the effect of using interactive digital storytelling on enhancing secondary stage students’ English speaking skills. The participants of the research included (20) first year secondary stage students from El-Sayda Aisha secondary school for girls, Beni-Suef city. The participants randomly assigned to form one group. The quasi-experimental method with the experimental design was used in the research. Data were collected using a speaking test. The results showed that the participants achieved a significantly higher and better performance in English speaking skill than in the EFL speaking pretest. The research results also revealed that there was a strong positive change in the participants‟ speaking skills and this change appeared in their posttest marks. In the light of these results, it was concluded that interactive digital storytelling strategy was effective in enhancing and developing secondary stage students’ EFL speaking skills. The research presented some recommendations and suggestions for further research.

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