A Program Based on Integrating Sustainability Themes into EFL Extracurricular Activities to Enhance English Majors’ Communicative Competence and Reduce Communication Apprehension
Ali, H., Adam, A. (2024). A Program Based on Integrating Sustainability Themes into EFL Extracurricular Activities to Enhance English Majors’ Communicative Competence and Reduce Communication Apprehension. EKB Journal Management System, 150(2), 467-541. doi: 10.21608/saep.2024.429390
Hanaa Elsayed Imam Ali; Aboubakr Mohammed Adam. "A Program Based on Integrating Sustainability Themes into EFL Extracurricular Activities to Enhance English Majors’ Communicative Competence and Reduce Communication Apprehension". EKB Journal Management System, 150, 2, 2024, 467-541. doi: 10.21608/saep.2024.429390
Ali, H., Adam, A. (2024). 'A Program Based on Integrating Sustainability Themes into EFL Extracurricular Activities to Enhance English Majors’ Communicative Competence and Reduce Communication Apprehension', EKB Journal Management System, 150(2), pp. 467-541. doi: 10.21608/saep.2024.429390
Ali, H., Adam, A. A Program Based on Integrating Sustainability Themes into EFL Extracurricular Activities to Enhance English Majors’ Communicative Competence and Reduce Communication Apprehension. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 150(2): 467-541. doi: 10.21608/saep.2024.429390

A Program Based on Integrating Sustainability Themes into EFL Extracurricular Activities to Enhance English Majors’ Communicative Competence and Reduce Communication Apprehension

دراسات عربية في التربية وعلم النفس
Volume 150, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 467-541    PDF (1008.09 K)
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية
DOI: 10.21608/saep.2024.429390
Authors
Hanaa Elsayed Imam Ali1; Aboubakr Mohammed Adam2
1A lecturer at Department of Curriculum & Instruction Faculty of Education, New Vally University
2A lecturer at Department of Education psychology Faculty of Education, New Vally University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a suggested program that integrates sustainability themes into EFL extracurricular activities to enhance English majors’ communicative competence and reduce communication apprehension. To achieve this objective, the study employed a quasi-experimental design, consisting of one study group and a pre-test/post-test administration of the study instruments. A communicative competence test was developed to assess five key components: linguistic, sociocultural, strategic, interactional, and discourse competence. Additionally, the study adopted McCroskey’s (2006) Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) to measure students' levels of communication apprehension before and after the intervention. The program materials comprised ten sessions, each incorporating different sustainability themes and diverse extracurricular activities to provide students with engaging, real-world communication contexts. The results indicated a significant improvement in students’ communicative competence and a reduction in communication apprehension, demonstrating the high effectiveness of the suggested program in fostering accurate and proficient English communication among first-year English majors.
 
Keywords
Keywords: Sustainability Themes; EFL Extracurricular Activities; Communicative Competence; Communication Apprehension;   English Majors
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