Using Blended Program Based on Pragmatics in Developing Faculty of Education English Majors' Oral Communication skills

The present research has been conducted to investigate the effect of using a blended program based on pragmatics to develop oral communication skills of faculty of education English majors. The research adopted the quasi- experimental design. Sixty students in the first year at Faculty of Education, Minia University participated in the research that lasted for six weeks; six lessons, two hours for each lesson; one of which was dedicated to the face-to-face sessions; the other one was dedicated to the online sessions. They were assigned to a treatment group of thirty subjects, and a non-treatment group of thirty subjects. They participated in second term of the academic year 2021/2022. Instruments of the research included a pre-posttest in listening skills and speaking skills. Findings of the research demonstrated that the students in the treatment group outperformed those in the non-treatment group on post-test. There was a statistically significant difference between students' mean scores in the treatment and non-treatment groups on the listening and speaking test. Results of the research showed that using a blended program based on pragmatics had positive effects on the faculty of education English majors' oral communication skills. In light of the findings of the research, recommendations and suggestions for further research are offered.