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Dedication 3
All the Praise is due to God alone, Thanks to Allah, first and foremost for the great grace
that he has bestowed upon me, I dedicate this research to those who are not matched by anyone in
the universe, to whom God has commanded us to honor them, to those who have made a great deal
and have given what cannot be returned, to my dear mother and father who have been my best
support throughout my academic career, also I dedicate this work to my family my brothers
“Oussama, Mustapha and Rafik” and my sisters “ Nawal and Selma”, and all my friends, also to
my supervisor Dr, Mohammed Laoubi, who has been guiding light throughout this process, your
expertise, patience, and encouragement have been invaluable. I am grateful for the opportunity to
learn from you as a part of my academic journey. In addition, I dedicate these words to all my
teachers, May Allah reward you well and accept your efforts in your good deeds; finally, I dedicate
this work for participants of this study, who generously gave their time and insights. Your
contribution has been instrumental in shaping this research. I am honored to have worked with you.
By Aymen BoutalbiV
Abstract
The present work is concerned with exploring EFL students’ challenges in speaking, and their
attitudes towards using online chat rooms conversation for improving their speaking skills. It
attempts to highlight the role of using online chat rooms conversation. These learners have been
selected from the English department at Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University in
Bourj_Bou_Arreridj. The present study aimed to explore master one learners’ perspectives and
attitudes towards using online chat rooms conversation to improve their speaking skills and to shed
light on the significance and effectiveness of using chat rooms in improving EFL students’ oral
performance. The research instruments employed were based on a pre-questionnaire gathered from
65 students who were selected randomly. We selected out 20 students from among the 65 students
for observation through an online treatment, at the end of which we administrated a postquestionnaire that was designed for them. After collecting the relevant data and analyzing it
qualitatively, the results showed that the students face many linguistic and psychological
difficulties in their speaking performance. In addition, the results obtained suggest that the use of
online chat room conversation is effective in developing students speaking abilities and helpful in
improving their speaking skills.
