Abstract: This study explores and discusses the extent to which using computers online e.g. CALL (Computer Acquisition/ Learning Language) which can be helpful to students' speaking skills, saving time and efforts as it can be afford by any teacher or student who can access anytime as well as anywhere abundant full interaction programs prepared on CALL e.g. BBC Learning Website used in classroom teaching and for students' self-study. BBC Learning English Website (http://www.bbc. co. uk/worldservice/learningenglish.) that is really for both Business English and General English. The significant of these kinds of web is that many video and audio files consist materials are much convenient to teaching-learning scripts can be downloaded freely. Obviously, speaking skills is closely relates to listening skills, even so much listening logically leads into more beneficial in enhancing speaking, and this found intensively on these CALL programs. The most important objective is that the effective use of modern technologies and encouragement of learner autonomy for facilitating English language teaching and learning in secondary schools in Sudan, because to address a number of teaching-learning problems; in particular, the so called "time- consuming, low efficiency" and "deaf and dumb English" problems. The research findings from the qualitative quantitative data analysis show that teachers' effort to manage time for enhancing their teaching speaking skills, mainly, by using modern technologies play a significant in the language teaching-learning English Language, while presenting all content knowledge with a student-centered project approach. The both of teaching strategies and learning strategies are used in integration for more active teaching-learning methods.
Keywords: Computer and language learning which helps teaching and knowledge production.
Title: The Effectiveness of Using Online Portable Devices to Develop Students' Speaking Skills
Author: Amir Birair Alfdail Mansour
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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