The Effect of Vlogging on Developing Tour Guidance Students' EFL Presentation Skills and Reflective Thinking

Abstract

his study aimed at investigating the effect of vlogging on developing EFL presentation skills and reflective thinking among Tour Guidance Department students. Participants (N = 18) were fourth year students enrolled in the Tour Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, during the first semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. Two instruments were used: an EFL oral presentation skills test and a reflective thinking questionnaire. Both instruments were pre-post administered. The experiment lasted for two months during which students were trained on vlogging, created a group vlog on Facebook, uploaded three 3-min. video-recorded presentations to the group vlog, accompanied by self-and peer reflection. Results revealed that the students achieved significant gains in EFL presentation skills and reflective thinking. Thus, vlogging proved to have a positive effect on developing students' EFL presentation skills and reflective thinking.