Abstract
The present study, following a sequential mixed-methods design, aimed at examining whether internet-based applications, including Big-BlueButton and Skype online instruction differ in terms of communication anxiety and oral communication skills for EFL learners. A pool of 32 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL students participated in the quantitative phase of the study based on convenience sampling and a pool of nine students participated in the qualitative phase of the study based on purposive sampling. The results of one-way ANCOVA confirmed that there was a significant difference between the Skype group and the BigBlueBottom group in terms of communication anxiety and oral communication skills. Following inter-coder reliability, the most common themes (i.e., novel, challenging, motivating, less stressful, helpful, low internet speed, lack of equipment, and time-consuming) emerged from the students’ responses to the interview questions regarding the role of online learning on oral communication skills. Finally, some practical impli-cations were offered for EFL students and teachers, and some suggestions were made for conducting further studies.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.56632/bct.2024.3206
- Journal
- Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, 3(2), 65-78
- Publisher
- Gulf College
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Mohammadzadeh, H., & Rahimpour, S. (2024). The Impact of BigBlueButton vs. Skype on Communication Anxiety and Oral Communication Skills. Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, 3(2), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2024.3206
MLA 9
Mohammadzadeh, Hajar, and Sepideh Rahimpour. "The Impact of BigBlueButton vs. Skype on Communication Anxiety and Oral Communication Skills." Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, vol. 3, no. 2, 2024, pp. 65-78. https://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2024.3206.
Chicago (author–date)
Mohammadzadeh, Hajar, and Sepideh Rahimpour. 2024. "The Impact of BigBlueButton vs. Skype on Communication Anxiety and Oral Communication Skills." Journal of Business, Communication and Technology 3 (2): 65-78. https://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2024.3206.
Harvard
Mohammadzadeh, H. and Rahimpour, S. (2024) 'The Impact of BigBlueButton vs. Skype on Communication Anxiety and Oral Communication Skills', Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, 3(2), pp. 65-78. doi:10.56632/bct.2024.3206.
Vancouver
Mohammadzadeh H, Rahimpour S. The Impact of BigBlueButton vs. Skype on Communication Anxiety and Oral Communication Skills. Journal of Business, Communication and Technology. 2024;3(2):65-78. doi:10.56632/bct.2024.3206
IEEE
H. Mohammadzadeh, and S. Rahimpour, "The Impact of BigBlueButton vs. Skype on Communication Anxiety and Oral Communication Skills," Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 65-78, 2024, doi: 10.56632/bct.2024.3206.