INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) INTEGRATION IN EFL ORAL COMMUNICATION CONTEXT: ENGLISH MAJOR SOPHOMORES PERSPECTIVES ON ENGLISH-SPEAKING
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) INTEGRATION IN EFL ORAL COMMUNICATION CONTEXT: ENGLISH MAJOR SOPHOMORES PERSPECTIVES ON ENGLISH-SPEAKING

Summary/Abstract: In today’s globalized educational environment, information and communication technologies (ICT) has become a fundamental prerequisite and integral part of education. In the 21stcentury learning environment, digital literacy, or ICT, becomes another ability that students need to learn in addition to language and numeracy. ICT has significantly influenced English language education and learning as we enter a new millennium. Speaking is a fundamental language acquisition ability, thus for students to achieve their goals, they need a classroom that is well-equipped. Moreover, education is changing in response to the digital era. The most significant educational problems caused by the epidemic, such as the lockdown, have been addressed by teachers all throughout the world. Hence, this study tries to ascertain how sophomores feel about using digital devices during oral presentation performances. For 139 sophomores of the English Language, a questionnaire was adopted and distributed for the study to the sophomores who were registered for English for Oral Communication course for semester 2, session 2022/2023. SPSS was employed to analyze the quantitative data, and to calculate the descriptive statistics of the current study. The main results revealed that sophomores' attitudes regarding the use of ICT during oral performances were overwhelmingly favorable.

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