Enhancing Communication in English through E-Learning Environment Using Video Novels

الملخص

Improving communicative skills in the classroom has always been one of the very complex tasks in the foreign language learning process for both foreign language learning teachers and learners. Students face many pitfalls while improving their communicative skills. Thus, this study is meant to explore the importance of integrating Video Novels in the classroom to enhance the communicative competence of 20 third-year students of English at Laghouat University. It aims at examining the use of technological tools inside the foreign language learning classroom with a particular focus on the use of Video Novel. Also, it seeks to raise students’ awareness of how Video Novel can contribute to developing communication. A descriptive-analytical method was adopted through the administration of a questionnaire to students and a semi-structured interview with teachers to find out their different perceptions of Video Novels. The findings of the study revealed that students were very interested in developing their communication competencies using Video Novel which enhances their motivation and participation in the literature classroom.