Ms seminar

MS degree Seminar

League of Arab States
Arab League Educational, Cultural and
Scientific Organization
Arab Research and Studies Institute
Department of Education Research and
Studies

Presented By: Abdulrazek Refae

A

thesis

submitted

in

partial

fulfillment of the requirements for
the Master's degree in Education
(EFL Curriculum and Instruction)

THE EFFECT OF A SMART LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT ON DEVELOPING THE
LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS

OF PREPARATORY SCHOOL

STUDENTS

Prepared by

Abdulraziq Refae Aziz Abdulrahman

English Language Teacher

SUPERVISED
BY

Professor Emeritus of Curriculum & TEFL
Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University

DR. ZEINAB EL-NAGGAR

Statement of the Problem

Based on the results of the pilot study, the problem of the

current study could be stated as follows:

First-year preparatory school students have poor EFL

listening and speaking skills. This might be due to the

traditional methods of teaching listening and speaking

used by teachers; students' lack of vocabulary,

mispronouncing words, and not using grammatical

structures properly. Additionally, the amount of time

dedicated to listening and speaking is limited

compared

to

other

skills.

Therefore,

this

study

attempted to answer the following main question:

Questions of the Study

What is the effect of using a smart learning

environment

on

developing

Kuwaiti

students' listening and speaking skills?

In answering the above main question, the following sub-

questions were also answered;

Questions of the Study

01

02

What are the listening skills
first-year intermediate stage
students should have?

What are the speaking skills
first-year intermediate stage
students should have?

Questions of the Study

What is the effect of using a
smart learning environment on
developing first- intermediate
stage students' listening skills?

What is the effect of using a smart
learning environment on
developing first-year intermediate
stage students' speaking skills?

03

04

Aim of the Study

The current study aims to investigate the

effect of using a smart learning

environment on developing first-year

intermediate school students' listening

and speaking skills.

70%

30%

Results

THE MAIN RESULTS OF THE PRESENT STUDY WERE AS FOLLOWS

01

02

03

There was a statistically significant

difference at 0.05 level between the

mean scores of the experimental

group on the overall listening skills

pre-posttest in favor of the post test.

There was a statistically significant

difference at 0.05 level between the

mean scores of the experimental

group on each listening sub-skill of the

pre-posttest in favor of the posttest.

There was a statistically significant

difference at 0.05 level between the

mean scores of the experimental group

on the overall speaking skills pre-

posttest in favor of the post test.

04

There was a statistically significant

difference at 0.05 level between the

mean scores of the experimental

group on each speaking sub-skill of the

pre-posttest in favor of the posttest.

In the name of Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful.

First and foremost, I am thankful to Almighty ALLAH for giving me

the strength, knowledge, ability, and opportunity to complete

this study satisfactorily.

Pursuing an MS. project is a both painful and enjoyable

experience. It’s just like climbing a high peak, step by step,

accompanied

with

bitterness,

hardships,

frustration,

Encouragement, and trust and with so many people’s kind help.

When I found myself at the top enjoying the beautiful scenery, I

realized that it was, in fact, teamwork that got me there.

Though it will not be enough to express my gratitude in words to

all those people who helped me, I would still like to give my

many, many thanks to all these people.

Acknowledgment

RESPECTED

JURY MEMERS

Prof.Dr/ Zainab

Al Najar
Prof.Dr/ ALi Amer
Prof.Dr/ Hajer

Al-Tounisi

Acknowledgment

FIRST OF ALL, I’D LIKE TO GIVE MY SINCERE THANKS
TO MY HONORIFIC SUPERVISOR, PROF. DR. ZEINAB
EL-NAGGAR, PROFESSOR OF EFL CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AIN SHAMS
UNIVERSITY, FOR HER INSIGHTFUL GUIDANCE,
CONTINUOUS ENCOURAGEMENT, AND INVALUABLE
COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. THEREAFTER, SHE
OFFERED ME SO MUCH ADVICE, PATIENTLY
SUPERVISING ME, AND ALWAYS GUIDING ME IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. I’VE LEARNED A LOT FROM HER,
WITHOUT HER HELP I COULD NOT HAVE FINISHED MY
DISSERTATION SUCCESSFULLY.

ACKNOWLEDGENT

The researcher's deepest feelings of appreciation

and gratitude are also extended to the jury

members for their cooperation and invaluable

comments. I thankfully acknowledge the

support and inspiration as I need to express my

deep gratitude to Prof Dr. Ali Anwar Amer, the

professor of Curriculum and Teaching Methods

“English”, at Tanta University.

THANK YOU

Special thanks are also given to Prof Dr. Hajar Al Tounisi,

the professor of Curriculum and Teaching Methods

“English”, at Helwan University.I was speechless by the

gentle way of her responses and cooperation to help me as

she could due to my situation. It is not sufficient to express

my gratitude with only a few words.

THANK YOU!

I am very grateful for my mother. Her understanding and her love

encouraged me to work hard and to continue pursuing a Ph.D.

project abroad. Her firm and kind-hearted personality has affected

me to be steadfast and never bend to difficulty. She always lets me

know that she is proud of me, which motivates me to work harder

and do my best.

THANK YOU!

Last but not least, I am greatly indebted to my devoted Wife DR.
Ghada Rashad my son Ali . They form the backbone and origin of

my happiness. Their love and support without any complaint or

regret has enabled me to complete this MS. project. Being both a
father and mother while I was away was not an easy thing for my

wife .. I owe my every achievement to both of them.

I do not claim that I have achieved perfection, that I am

infallible from error. Perfection is for God alone, and it is as if

God had refused infallibility except for His Book, as Ibn Rajab al-

Hanbali - may God have mercy on him - said. However, I tried

to work hard, and this is my effort in your hands. If it is accepted,

then it is from God’s grace upon me, and if I am correct, it is

from God, and if it is not, It suffices me that I have tried and

worked hard. O God, grant me sincerity in my intentions, words,

and deeds, and our last supplication is that praise be to God,

Lord of the Worlds.

Thank You