Utilizing an ICT Linguistic Life Skills Based ‎Program to Improve Secondary Stage Students' ‎EFL Phonological Awareness and Self-‎confidence

Abstract:
This research aimed at studying the effect of an ICT linguistic life skills based program on improving secondary stage students' EFL phonological awareness and self-confidence. The participants of this research were (60) second year secondary stage students at El-Shaheed Mahmoud El-Shafie Zayed Secondary School for Boys and Girls, Tala, Menoufia, Egypt. The research adopted the quasi-experimental design using two groups: an experimental group (n = 30), and a control one (n = 30). To collect data, the researcher used two instruments: an EFL phonological awareness skills test, and a self-confidence scale. The experimental group was taught through the ICT linguistic life skills based program by using teacher’s guide designed by the researcher, while the control group was taught through the regular method of teaching. Results revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean score of the experimental group and the control group students in both the EFL phonological awareness and the self-confidence scale in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, the effect size of the program was found to be high. Thus, this research recommends utilizing the ICT linguistic life skills based program in teaching the four skills of the English language at different educational stages.
Keywords: ICT Linguistic Life Skills Based Program, EFL Phonological Awareness Skills, Self-Confidence.