Improving Technological University Students’ EFL Listening and Speaking Competencies Through Using an Online Learning Community Project

Abdel Samad Samah

doi:10.53797/icccmjssh.v5i1.6.2026

Authors

Abdel Samad Samah Samannoud Technological University, Samannoud, El- Gharbia, Egypt.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53797/icccmjssh.v5i1.6.2026

Keywords:

Online Learning Community Project, EFL Speaking Competencies, EFL Listening Competencies, Technological University Students

Abstract

The study investigates the effectiveness of an online learning community project in enhancing EFL listening and speaking competencies among technological university students. The research involved 60 students in the first year of the specialized Technology of Operating and Maintaining Textile Equipment Diploma at Samannoud Technological University in Gharbia. The study used a quasi-experimental design and divided participants into a control and experimental group. The results showed significant differences in EFL listening and speaking competencies between the experimental and control groups. The effect size of the online learning community project was high, suggesting its use in EFL teaching to enhance students' language skills. EFL students should be provided with such courses.

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