The Effect of Using Activities based on Second life Online Program on Developing Secondary Students’ Pragmatic Competence of the English Language

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 The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of
using activities based on Second Life online program on
developing the secondary stage students' English language
pragmatic competence. Based on reviewing literature and related
studies, the researcher viewed the Second Life online program and
the pragmatic competence and its branches in the different kinds
of speech acts. The participants of the present study were 24 of the
first secondary stage students at Mohamed Metwaley El-Sharawy
Applied School in New Cairo. The instruments for collecting data
were: a checklist, a pre-posttest, and a scoring scale rubric. The
program included 5 units and every unit has 5 lessons. The
proposed program used in the present study has achieved
observable development in the participants' pragmatic
competence. This was reflected in the high scores of the
participants of the experimental group. This indicated that the
proposed program was successful on developing the pragmatic
competence of the 1st secondary stage students. According to the
obtained results, the study presented several recommendations and
suggestions that can help on developing other educational aspects.
 

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