Using the ubiquitous learning tools for developing efl prospective teachers' listening comprehension and digital literacy skills

Abstract EN

This study is an attempt to examine the effectiveness of using the ubiquitous learning tools (Podcast and TED Talks) to develop listening comprehension and digital literacy skills among EFL prospective teachers.

Seventy-four scholars from third -year prospective teachers enrolled in the English Section at the Faculty of Education, Benha University were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group [N=39] and a control group [N=35].

Instruments of the study comprised an EFL listening comprehension test and digital literacy scale.

The participants were administered to a listening comprehension test and digital literacy scale both before and after the treatment.

For 15 sessions, members in the experimental group were accomplished a training based on the ubiquitous learning tools (Podcast and TED Talks) to develop their EFL listening comprehension and digital literacy skills while those in the control group received their regular instruction.

Results of the study showed that the experimental group students outperformed their control group peers; they showed high levels of listening comprehension as well as digital literacy skills compared to their control peers.

Consequently, it could be concluded that the usage of ubiquitous learning tools has a significant effect on third -year prospective at the English section, Faculty of Education.

It was recommended to use the ubiquitous learning tools into listening instruction programs.