Overview

Original Research

DO LMOOCS SUPPORT SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION? MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES AND IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

BILEL ELMOTRI 1, MUBARAK ALTWAIJI 2, MUNA TELHA 3, MUSTAFA AHMED AL-HUMARI 4, FARID AMRI 5, YASIR M. ELYASA 6, and SIHEM GARROURI 7.

Vol 19, No 10 ( 2024 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13937861   |   Author Affiliation: Assistant Professor of English, Department of Languages and Translation, College of Applied Studies, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 1; Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Translation, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 2; Assistant Professor of Economics and International Trade, Department of Finance and Insurance, College of Business Administration, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 3; Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Translation, Faculty of Arts and Science-Rafha, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 4; Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Translation, Faculty of Arts and Science-Rafha, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 5; Lecturer, Department of Languages and Translation, Faculty of Arts and Science-Rafha, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 6; Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Translation, Faculty of Arts and Science- Rafha, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 7.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 165-180   |   Published on: 07-10-2024

Abstract

The relationship between Learning Language Skills and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has gained notable strength and popularity in recent years as educational institutions, academics, and policymakers shifted special attention to online education, in general, and to acquiring individual skills. This worldwide shift to Language Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at both the school and university levels has become an effective educational vehicle that later attracted non-traditional learners of a second language. As far as learning language skills an individual is concerned, experts in educational policymakers across the globe, encompassing different cultures, argue that learners of language have a strong desire to acquire knowledge of the English language or individual skills through MOOCs. Therefore, this study offers documentation of the effects of MOOCs on Improving English Language Skills through LMOOCs: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This study focuses on MOOCs' linguistic effects/importance through supplementary images (slides), audio, and video to improve individual English skills.

Keywords

LMOOCs; Second Language Acquisition; Students; English Language Skills.