Effects of Online Training on Iraqi Hotel Management Students’ Speaking Skill

Subject Areas : Geography and tourism planning, geography and urban planning, urban planning, architecture, geography and rural planning, political geography

Sabah Hamad Yassin ¹ , Rawa Jassim Hameed ²

1 - Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Southern Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran,
2 - Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Southern Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran,

Received: 2022-11-07 Accepted : 2022-12-27 Published : 2022-03-01

Keywords: Training in hospitality, Speaking skills, Tourism, Online training,

Abstract :

The present study investigated the effects of online training on Iraqi hotel management students’ speaking skills. A quantitative approach was adopted for the purpose of the study. Thirty-eight students participated in the study. Two groups were formed randomly; experimental and control. They took the PET test. Their scores from the PET test were used to check the homogeneity of the learners. Moreover, the learners’ pretest scores were considered as their speaking scores from the PET test. Based on the treatment, the experimental group received online speaking training through online applications such as Skype. On the other hand, the learners in the control group received their training through face-to-face interaction with the teacher. After the treatment, the learners took the speaking test from the PET test. Their mean scores were calculated and compared to find any significant differences. The results showed that the learners’ speaking skills in the experimental group improved significantly in comparison to the control group. The results of the study also showed the importance of online training for improving the speaking skills of EFL and ESP students.