Integrating CALL with Analytical Rubrics for Developing Speaking

Abstract

This paper reports on the effects of integrating CALL tools with analytical rubrics for developing speaking proficiency of EFL learners in Saudi Arabia. In an 8-week intervention program in the English Language Laboratory (ELL) both meaning and form aspects of speaking were taught with the help of an analytical scale that construed speaking on 5 analytical aspects namely content, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and fluency. Two groups of Preparatory Year Students (PYP), Experimental Group (EG = 44) and Controlled Group (CG = 32), took part in the intervention. Speaking tests were conducted for both groups before and after the intervention. In addition, a self-satisfaction survey was also administered. The study showed a significant effect of CALL integrated intervention on the experimental group’s speaking proficiency on all aspects, while it showed significant improvements for only pronunciation and grammar aspects for the controlled group. The self-satisfaction survey results also provided motivating feedback from the participants for CALL integration.