Developing the wireless digital technology using short and multimedia messaging services to improve the fluency and accuracy competences of the EFL learners : an experimental study

Abstract EN

Over the past few years, new different types of methodstechnology based had brought into FL classes by many teachers depending on results of a number of researches that emphasized the important and the necessity of using technology in classrooms.

These different types of technology changed the way of teaching and learning.

In addition, technology changed the learning environment and teachers' experiences.

It converted teachers' efforts and students' hard task of learning into an easy mission.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of using mobile short messaging services (SMS), emails, and voice emails with internet connection to improve learners' fluency and accuracy competences.

The researcher selected Al- Elaf Preparatory Boys School to conduct this study.

The researcher selected 42 male students randomly to be as a sample of the study.

Those students study Iraq Opportunities which is the official Prescribed textbook in Iraq during the second semester of the academic year 2015-2016.

The researcher divided the sample of the study purposefully into two groups; the first group consisted of 21 students and decided to be an experimental group.

The second group consisted of 21 students and chosen as a control group.

Data collection period lasted for eight weeks.

The researcher used SPSS to calculate and measure differences in students' mean scores after conducting the new method of teaching that is the mobile phone SMS.

Results revealed that the experimental group students developed more than the control group students in writing, listening, and oral skills.

In other words, the experimental group got higher scores than the control group due to using the mobile phone.