Investigate the Use of Educational YouTube Videos for EFL Classrooms (With First-year pupils a case study held at Khamla Ibrahim Middle School-Biskra)

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of incorporating YouTube videos into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes instead of the traditional teaching aids in order to develop better results and to enhance language skills of EFL learners. In addition to raising teachers’ awareness of using this tool in the teaching process. We have conducted the main investigation through the use of a classroom observation, a questionnaire administered to EFL pupils, an interview held with a teacher at Khamla Ibrahim Middle School after making a pilot study; following a descriptive research method in quantitative and qualitative research design. The pupils’ questionnaire aims at knowing which teaching tool the learners prefer to learn English with. In addition to investigating whether they agree with the use of YouTube as a teaching tool in their lessons or not. The teacher’s interview aims at examining her awareness of using such material and the extent to which she uses YouTube clips in her teaching; and showing the difficulties that have faced her while teaching English as a foreign language following the traditional teaching techniques. The findings have indicated that using YouTube videos as a teaching tool contributes in better lesson explanation and thus effective comprehension on the part of the EFL learners. On the one hand, the pupils have had a positive attitude towards this teaching tool and recommend that teachers had better incorporate it into their lessons to make them more effective. On the other hand, the teacher has also supported the use of such material, and suggested that learners are advised to use it outside the classroom to achieve better results.