ISSN: 2265-6294

The Role of Social Media in Improving EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill: A Teachers’ Perspective

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Dr. Hala Mohamed Osman Sali,Dr. Elgaili Mhagoub Ahmed Fadl Elmula,Ms. Rawan Mushaba Hussien,Dr. Wijdan Sidig EL-Khalifa Mohammed,Dr. Dina Ali Abdalla Ali

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Social media have gained much respect and popularity among EFL teachers who are in need to go beyond the traditional methods of teaching that teachers use to accomplish most parts of the job. Traditional classrooms still emphasize writing and reading at the expense of speaking. This study aimed to find out if there is a positive influence of social media on EFL learners’ speaking skills, explore the learners’ attitudes that develop EFL speaking skills towards using social media, and demonstrate the impact of social media on EFL learners who may quietly absorb information and knowledge without typically engaging with the information received or the learning experience. The study adopted the descriptive-analytical method

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