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

Authors

  • Ahmad Mousa Bataineh Al-alBayt University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v8i3.3910

Abstract


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.

Author Biography

Ahmad Mousa Bataineh, Al-alBayt University

Ahmad M. Bataineh is an associate professor of applied linguistics. He worked at Taibah University (Department of Languages and Translation). He has worked at Al-albayt University as a full time teacher. He also worked in the English dept. faculty of Arts at Al-Isra University in addition to being chairman of the English section at Languages Centre at the same Uni. He worked as a member of English curricula at the Ministry of Education from 1999-2002. He is (A member of the National Team of Curricula). He worked as apart time teacher in the English Dep., faculty of Arts at The University of Jordan, Petra university and Amman Arab university. He worked as a member of a committee for promoting teachers working at the Ministry of Education in Jordan. He evaluated more than 80 English language books taught at Jordanian private schools, and prepared reports for the Council of Education for approving or disapproving the teaching of these books. He was a member in the Jordanian National Team for preparing new English curricula and text books for grades from 1-12. He participated in editing and revising English language text books taught in Jordan. He has a number of research papers in English language and literature, methods of teaching Eng, as well as designing its curricula. He worked on the preparation of English learning plan and its adaptation by the Institute of English language in (Oregon) USA to Americanize teaching English in Jordan. He gave seminars on foreign language teaching and testing, and the integration of language and culture at local and international different universities. He gave seminars on machine translation, Muslim-Christian dialogues, human rights and peace. He Teaches MA and PhD courses at his university and at Amman Arab University. He has supervised on PhD students at different universities. He worked as a head of the Conferences Department at AL-al Bayt University. He is works as a head of Quality Assurance Department. He has multi – experiences in curricula , teaching English as global language , teaching English as foreign language, methodology, conferences, quality assurance, Muslim-Christian dialogues, human rights and peace. He has new orientations towards having change in foreign language classes, because he strongly believes that language is an ear and a tongue. He believes in teaching language with its culture, because language can be regarded as a body and its culture is a soul.

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Published

2014-06-08

How to Cite

Bataineh, A. M. (2014). The Effect of Using Computer-Mediated Communication on English Language Learners’ Socio-Cultural Competence. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 8(3), pp. 44–55. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v8i3.3910

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Papers