Abstract:

Technology-enhanced language learning includes utilising the internet technology in vast ways. A web-based instructional (WBI) tool following a theoretical-and-pedagogical framework namely WeCSI was developed to assist students in their preparation for the speaking component of English Exit Test (EET). WeCSI, an acronym that stands for Web-based Cognitive Speaking Instruction, is a modified version of an award-winning e-framework called Web-based Cognitive Writing Instruction (WeCWI). It focuses on the processes of watching, discussion, and speaking through a digital platform to foster interactions among learners, learners to the instructor, and learners to contents. To measure the feedback from the users for this innovation and to access the acceptance level in using blogs and learning management system (LMS) for learning EET speaking component among students, an adapted unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) survey formulated by Venkatesh was applied. The sample was selected by using the purposive sampling method. The data were analysed via the Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25. The findings suggest that there is a fervent need for the test-takers to use such facility in preparing them for their speaking test as well as honing their speaking skills. In conclusion, if the test-takers can optimise and maximise their potentials via the use of this WBI tool, they will be able to obtain a better grade in their EET speaking component.