The Effect of Using Activities based on Second life Online Program on Developing Secondary Students’ Pragmatic Competence of the English Language | ||||
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| Article 7, Volume 5, Issue 29, October 2024, Page 400-422 PDF (583.68 K) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ssl.2024.405802 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Eman Mohamed Fattin Zaki Khedr | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of using activities based on Second Life online program on developing the secondary stage students' English language pragmatic competence. Based on reviewing literature and related studies, the researcher viewed the Second Life online program and the pragmatic competence and its branches in the different kinds of speech acts. The participants of the present study were 24 of the first secondary stage students at Mohamed Metwaley El-Sharawy Applied School in New Cairo. The instruments for collecting data were: a checklist, a pre-posttest, and a scoring scale rubric. The program included 5 units and every unit has 5 lessons. The proposed program used in the present study has achieved observable development in the participants' pragmatic competence. This was reflected in the high scores of the participants of the experimental group. This indicated that the proposed program was successful on developing the pragmatic competence of the 1st secondary stage students. According to the obtained results, the study presented several recommendations and suggestions that can help on developing other educational aspects. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Second Life Online Program; Pragmatic Competence; Speech Act; Formal and Informal Speech Act - Colloquial Language; Idiomatic Expressions; Role plays - Field trips | ||||
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