The Effectiveness of a Proposed Internet- Based Collaborative Tasks Program in Developing EFL Speaking Skills among Egyptian University Level Students

Effectiveness of a Proposed Program Integrating MALL & Reciprocal Listening to Podcasts in Fostering EFL Faculty of Biotechnology Students’ HOTS, Vocabulary Acquisition and Speaking Fluency

“…Elsayed and Hassan (2019) found that engaging Sudanese EFL university level learners in Task-Based instructional activities promoted their speaking fluency. Moreover, Helal (2019) found that engaging Egyptian EFL undergraduates in internetbased collaborative tasks of giving oral presentations, digital stories retelling and group debates significantly fostered their speaking fluency. Using a questionnaire administered on Saudi EFL third and fourth year university students, Ahmed (2020) found that they viewed role plays and group debates as effective techniques to develop their speaking fluency.…”

“…According to Rossiter, Derwing, Manimtim & Thomson (2010), speaking fluency is an overlooked and a neglected aspect in the EFL classroom in a way that negatively affects EFL learners' communicative competence. Furthermore, in the studies conducted by Helal (2019) as well as Elsadek, Abdel-Haq and Amin (2020), it was highlighted that Egyptian EFL ISSN 1110-2721 university level learners suffered from remarkable weakness in their speaking fluency; hence, they needed more innovative techniques to foster their ability to speak naturally and smoothly without unnecessary pauses, hesitations or repetitions.…”