Successful Values of Multimedia on the Productive Expression among Saudi EFL University Female Learners

Aisha Osman Mahmoud Kooa Alhawad, Dr. Amna Mohmed Badri, Dr. Muntasir Hassan Mubarak

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the significant role of multimedia on productive expression among Saudi EFL learners. The sample of the study was (50) fourth level female students who study English as a foreign language, in Saudi Arabia, shaqra university, College of Arts and Science in Shaqra, English Language Department in the academic year 2018-2019. The tools used for data collection were pre-post oral tests and pre-post written tests. The pre-oral and written tests were given to measure the actual level of the students while the post-oral and written tests were given to check the progress made by the students after they taught with multimedia. The data of the study were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). The study concludes that teaching through multimedia influences on the students positively to a large extent. The students are better in performance compared with their results before teaching through multimedia. The main findings of the study revealed that teaching through multimedia has a positive effect on the students' performance in oral and written expressions.

Keywords: assumption, multimedia, oral expression, written expression, Saudi students