Using Duolingo to Improve Beninese Secretarial Advanced Learners' Oral Communication Skills

Autor/in	Teba, Sourou Corneille
Titel	Using Duolingo to Improve Beninese Secretarial Advanced Learners' Oral Communication Skills
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Sciences, 9 (2022) 1, S.25-38 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1857-6036
Schlagwörter	Computer Software; Independent Study; English for Special Purposes; Oral Language; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Office Occupations Education; Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Language Proficiency; Faculty Development; Learning Activities; Teaching Methods; Language Tests; Scoring Rubrics; Grammar; Vocabulary Development; Pronunciation; Language Fluency; Benin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbststudium; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Telekommunikationstechnik; Büro- und Verwaltungsschule; Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Lernaktivität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Grammatik; Wortschatzarbeit; Aussprache
Abstract	This paper focuses on examining the use of the Duolingo App as a supplement to the traditional ESP courses in Secretarial Studies, for Advanced ESP learners Classes of Lycée Technique et Professional de Porto Novo (LTP-PN), in the Benin Republic. The Objective is to assess substantial improvement of Learners Oral Communication skills after 3 months of studious use of mobile language learning apps. An experimental mixed-method research design in two stages have been used. During the first stage, quantitative data was collected using questionnaires administered to Ten (10) ESP teachers and Forty (40) randomly selected ESP secretarial studies learners of LTP-PN. Qualitative data was also gathered during classroom observations. In the second stage, the experimentation process involving the Experimental Groups (EG), which received the treatment, that is "the use of Duolingo for 15 Mn", and the Control Group (CG) were tested. The data was collected and computed using one way ANOVA test in SPSS 26. The result shows a statistical significance between the use of Duolingo and Secretarial Studies ESP learners' oral proficiency improvement. This paper further suggested that mobile learning apps such as Duolingo should be used as a supplement to the traditional ESP courses. It also pointed out the necessity for ESP teachers to invest in their professional development rather than waiting for the government. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	European Scientific Institute. International Relation Office, St. 203, No.1, 2300 Kocani, Republic of Macedonia. e-mail: contat@ejes.eu; Web site: http://ejes.eu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01