Samira Abbasi - Department of English, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Azizeh Chalak - Department of English, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Hossein Heidari Tabrizi - Department of English, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Enhancing speaking ability is an important component of the acquirement of a language. The innovative aspect of this study is improving speaking ability through online strategy-based instruction by applying the Moodle course management system as an instructional platform. To this end, a group of ۸۰ Iranian female and male students at the advanced level participated in the treatment. Participants of the study were divided into four groups of ۲۰. The subjects in experimental groups benefited from two particular instructional focuses of this study include social and affective strategies. In order to assess the effect of the treatment pre and posttests design were utilized. Consequently, the data were analyzed through One-Way ANOVAs and t-tests. The findings revealed that strategy treatment was successful in improving the participants’ speaking ability. Therefore, the findings suggest that online strategy-based instruction can positively influence the speaking ability of Iranian advanced EFL learners. In addition, a questionnaire from Kitchakarn (۲۰۱۵) was employed to understand students’ perceptions and attitudes toward computer-based learning. The statistical analysis of the questionnaire revealed positive attitudes of participants toward computer-based learning.This study may have pedagogical implications for material practitioners, CALL package designers and distance learning planners to include strategy instruction in English courses.

Moodle, online learning, Social and affective strategies, speaking ability, strategy instruction