Teachers’ and Learners’ Attitudes towards the Use of Short-videos in Oral Classes to Enhance EFL Learners’ Listening Skills

Abstract

Videos have become helpful authentic materials in the field of teaching English as foreign language, especially in listening, which is considered as one of the most important skill in EFL learning. This study aims at investigating teachers’ and learners’ attitudes towards the use of short-videos in oral expression classes to enhance EFL learners listening skill at the department of English at Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahya University, Jijel. To fulfill this aim, a descriptive method was undertaken and data gathered through two questionnaires administered to 60 second year LMD students and 7 of oral expression teachers at the same department. The questionnaires were analyzed in terms of frequency and percentage. The results indicate that both teachers of oral expression and students hold positive attitudes towards the use of short-videos in the classroom as a tool to enhance students’ listening abilities. Also, the use of short-videos encouraged students to enhance their listening skill, raise their motivation, and learn new vocabulary. On the basis of the obtained results, some pedagogical recommendations were proposed to facilitate the use of short-videos in EFL classes as well as to enhance students’ listening skills