Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking Competence
This study sets out to examine the predictors of success in Public Speaking (PS) within digital contexts, referred to as digital oratory (DO), by evaluating the impact of an English Digital Oratory (EDO) course on high school students’ PS competence. Specifically, it investigates how English a...
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| description | This study sets out to examine the predictors of success in Public Speaking (PS) within digital
contexts, referred to as digital oratory (DO), by evaluating the impact of an English Digital
Oratory (EDO) course on high school students’ PS competence. Specifically, it investigates
how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) proficiency, prior PS experience, and intelligence
is associated with PS performance in DO. DO encompasses traditional PS skills while
integrating competencies required for virtual engagement and the effective use of digital
tools. The study involved a quasi-experimental design, with pre- and post-tests, and a sample
of 100 Romanian EFL high school students who attended a six-month EDO course on Google
Classroom. Relevant theories, such as educational, EFL, emotional and psychological
development, talent and giftedness, and multimedia integration informed our curriculum,
framed in Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning. The intervention featured synchronous
sessions, peer evaluations, flipped classroom methodology, digital technologies, and
interactive and learner-centered activities. We measured PS performance before and after
the course using Schreiber’s (2012) Public Speaking Competence Rubric and our results
demonstrated a significant improvement in both expert-evaluated and self-reported PS
competence. Intelligence primarily is associated with content-related skills, whereas EFL
proficiency and prior PS experience had an impact on overall PS competence. Our findings substantiate the fact that EDO instruction should be an integral part of communication education. The research offers valuable insights into replicable efficient digital oratory instruction in EFL, suitable for students with diverse linguistic and cognitive features. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aae88d70930b4b70bce196dac2ddd3b32025-08-20T02:58:23ZengWest University of TimisoaraRevista de Știinţe Educaţiei2457-86732024-12-015029712210.35923/JES.2024.2.07Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking CompetenceDiana POPA0Carmen Mihaela CRETU1Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, RomaniaDepartment of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, RomaniaThis study sets out to examine the predictors of success in Public Speaking (PS) within digital contexts, referred to as digital oratory (DO), by evaluating the impact of an English Digital Oratory (EDO) course on high school students’ PS competence. Specifically, it investigates how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) proficiency, prior PS experience, and intelligence is associated with PS performance in DO. DO encompasses traditional PS skills while integrating competencies required for virtual engagement and the effective use of digital tools. The study involved a quasi-experimental design, with pre- and post-tests, and a sample of 100 Romanian EFL high school students who attended a six-month EDO course on Google Classroom. Relevant theories, such as educational, EFL, emotional and psychological development, talent and giftedness, and multimedia integration informed our curriculum, framed in Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning. The intervention featured synchronous sessions, peer evaluations, flipped classroom methodology, digital technologies, and interactive and learner-centered activities. We measured PS performance before and after the course using Schreiber’s (2012) Public Speaking Competence Rubric and our results demonstrated a significant improvement in both expert-evaluated and self-reported PS competence. Intelligence primarily is associated with content-related skills, whereas EFL proficiency and prior PS experience had an impact on overall PS competence. Our findings substantiate the fact that EDO instruction should be an integral part of communication education. The research offers valuable insights into replicable efficient digital oratory instruction in EFL, suitable for students with diverse linguistic and cognitive features. https://rse.uvt.ro/pdf/2024/Nr2_update/RSE2_2024_2_7.pdfdigital oratorypublic speakingenglish as a foreign languageintelligencehigh school |
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| title | Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking Competence |
| title_full | Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking Competence |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking Competence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking Competence |
| title_short | Predictors of Success in Digital Oratory: Assessing the Impact of an English Digital Oratory Course on Public Speaking Competence |
| title_sort | predictors of success in digital oratory assessing the impact of an english digital oratory course on public speaking competence |
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