The Impact of Using Infographics on Improving Tenth Grade Learners' Speaking and Writing Skills in English Language at Alhodiedah Governorate

Abstract

The present study investigated  the impact of using infographics on improving  tenth grade learners' speaking and writing skills in English language at Alhodiedah Governorate. For this reason, the following questions were formulated to achieve the study aims. These questions were: What is the impact of using infographics on improving tenth grade learners' speaking skills? And what is the impact of using infographics on improving tenth grade learners' writing skills? To answer these questions, A test (Pre-test and Post-test) was used to measure learners' speaking and writing development in English language. In addition, a proposed programme includes forty infographics (pictures, tables, charts, drawings and graphs) has been used as a treatment. The study instrument has been evaluated by experts in the field of ELT and Applied  Linguistics and via using the SPSS programme to ensure their validity and reliability. Twenty  learners at the tenth grade at Bilqees School at Alhodiedah Governorate, were chosen as the sample of the study. The first group, the experimental group, consisted of ten learners and the other, the control group, also consisted of ten learners.  The results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the denotation level at (0.05) in the mean scores of the post-test of speaking and writing skills of the experimental group taught by using infographics.