The Impact of an Online Learning Community ‎Project on Enhancing EFL Speaking Skills of ‎Secondary Stage Students and Their Motivation ‎towards Learning

Abstract
The present research aimed at examining the impact of using an online learning community project on enhancing EFL speaking skills of secondary stage students and their motivation towards learning. The research adopted the quasi-experimental design using forty 2^nd year secondary stage students to be the research participants. Intact classes of twenty (20) students were used for the experimental and control groups. The online learning community project was used in teaching the experimental group in the second term of the academic year (2022-2023). Two equivalent EFL speaking skills tests with a scoring rubric, and a motivation scale were administered to determine the pretest and post-test performance of the two groups. The data of the research were analyzed statistically. The results showed that the use of online learning community project had a significant impact on enhancing EFL students’ speaking skills and their motivation to learn. In conclusion, the research recommended implementing the online learning community project inside the classroom.
Key words: An Online Learning Community Project, EFL Speaking Skills, Motivation, Egypt.