Exploring the Impact of eTwinning in the Acquisition of Oral Comprehension in Primary School Learners

Abstract

This paper is part of an ongoing doctoral research examining the development of communicative competence in English as a foreign language (EFL) among primary school students who participated in a 5-month eTwinning project. A quasi-experimental design with an experimental (n = 22) and a control (n = 21) group was used. Learners in the experimental group were engaged in transnational collaborative digital activities while those in the control group received traditional teaching. Data were collected through pre- and post-listening standardised tests. The results showed statistically significant improvements in the experimental group, in contrast to non-significant improvements in the control group. The paper proposes that the eTwinning platform fosters authentic communication, hence developing the oral comprehension of EFL students as part of their overall communicative competence.

Keywords

• oral comprehension
• eTwinning
• EFL
• communicative competence
• technology-enhanced learning

İlkokul Öğrencilerinde Sözlü Anlama Ediniminde eTwinning'in Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu makale, 5 aylık bir eTwinning projesine katılan ilkokul öğrencilerinin yabancı dil olarak İngilizce (EFL) öğreniminde iletişimsel yeterliğin gelişimini inceleyen, devam etmekte olan bir doktora araştırmasının parçasıdır. Araştırmada, deney (n = 22) ve kontrol (n = 21) grubu içeren yarı deneysel bir tasarım kullanılmıştır. Deney grubundaki öğrenciler ulusötesi iş birliğine dayalı dijital etkinliklere katılırken, kontrol grubundaki öğrenciler geleneksel öğretim almıştır. Veriler, ön test ve son test olarak uygulanan standart dinleme testleri aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, deney grubunda istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı gelişmeler olduğunu; kontrol grubunda ise anlamlı bir ilerleme kaydedilmediğini ortaya koymuştur. Makale, eTwinning platformunun özgün iletişimi desteklediğini ve bu sayede EFL öğrencilerinin genel iletişimsel yeterliklerinin bir parçası olarak sözlü anlama becerilerini geliştirdiğini öne sürmektedir. (Translated using Claude AI)

Keywords

• sözlü anlama
• eTwinning
• EFL
• iletişimsel yeterlik
• teknoloji destekli öğrenme

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