The Effect of Using Padlet as a Vocabulary Knowledge Enhancement Application on Saudi EFL Female Learners, and their Attitudes toward its Value in Learning

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of using the digital learning tool Padlet to teach English vocabulary to Saudi females learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) within the context of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Specifically, it examined the attitudes and thoughts of these females toward the application and the effectiveness of using it as a learning platform. The study was set out to answer two questions; the first questions is "How effective is the application Padlet with regard to using a CLT approach to teach English vocabulary skills to Saudi female EFL learners?" while the second one is "What are users' attitudes toward the online learning platform Padlet?". The experiment was conducted for two weeks using Padlet. The population size was 50 Saudi females who were level-eight students at the

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