Students' Perceptions of the use of a YouTube channel specifically designed for an Academic Speaking Skills Course

Balbay, Seher; Kilis, Selcan

doi:10.32601/ejal.461003

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“…The data in Table 2 revealed that EFL learners have positive attitudes toward the use of social media in language learning, which is in line with the previous research with regard to the use of social media in general (Akhiar, Mydin, & Kasuma, 2017;Aloraini, 2018;Al-Qaysi, Mohamad-Nordin, & Al-Emran, 2019;Bailey, Park, & Haji, 2017;Balbay, & Kilis, 2017;Eaton, 2010;Elia, 2006;Fewell, 2014;Fleck, Beckman, Sterns, & Hussey, 2014;Kabooha, & Elyas, 2018) and the use of social media during the pandemic (Cheung, 2021;Serhan, 2020;Suadi, 2021) in particular. Some learners believed that social media could help them develop their vocabulary knowledge (Al-Qaysi, Mohamad-Nordin, & Al-Emran, 2019).…”

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“…In the EFL/ESL learning/teaching context, some researchers shed some light on different PSMs with regard to their uses, potentials, etc. including Instagram (Akhiar, Mydin, & Kasuma, 2017;Aloraini, 2018;Anggraeni, 2017;Gonulal, 2019;Mansor, & Rahim, 2017;Sari, & Wahyudin, 2019), YouTube (Balbay, & Kilis, 2017;Fleck, Beckman, Sterns, & Hussey, 2014;Kabooha, & Elyas, 2018;Maziriri, Gapa, & Chuchu, 2020), Facebook (Atmaca, 2013;Bailey, Park, & Haji, 2017;Çakır, & Atmaca, 2015;Shukor , 2015;Terantino, 2013), Twitter (Cheng, 2012;Kim, Park, & Baek, 2017;Mompean, & Fouz-González, 2016;Said, & Abd Elfatah , 2015;Taskiran, Gumusoglu, & Aydin, 2018), Skype (Eaton, 2010, Elia, 2006Ockert, 2015Ockert, , 2020Yen, Hou, & Chang, 2015), Zoom (Cheung , 2021;Khusniyah, 2020;Nuryanto, 2021;Serhan, 2020), and What's App (Hamad, 2017;Noorani, & Salehi, 2019;Suadi, 2021).…”

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Iranian EFL Learners' Attitudes Toward Language Learning Through Social Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021

NMMC

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The current research aimed at exploring Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' attitudes and perceptions toward learning a language by means of social media during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. To do so, 850 participants were selected voluntarily based on inclusion criteria from 1000 language learners enrolling in the general English courses at some specific institutions and under some tutors. To collect the intended data, a researcher-made questionnaire, devised based on the available literature to scrutinize their attitude using 5-point Likert scale items, was administered by means of social media to the participants. Out of the collected questionnaires, 850 were included for the analysis in this research. The results revealed that EFL learners consider social media as a significant element of their learning a foreign language, especially throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings of the present research can pave the way for the inclusion of social media as an indispensable instrument of nurturing collaboration and communication among learners even after the pandemic eases.

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Iranian EFL Learners' Attitudes Toward Language Learning Through Social Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021

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“…In language education, YouTube is one of the remarkable tools used in the learning process. It was the most used website ever since the internet was developed in the 1990s (Balbay & Kilis, 2017). For motivational purposes, teachers can use YouTube to show about the prospective jobs from and facts about mastering a foreign language.…”

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How do foreign language teachers motivate students in language learning?

Rahman

Sahayu

2020

SiELE

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Motivation is one of the keys to success in the language learning process. It is a crucial factor for students in learning a foreign language, and the teachers’ ways to motivate students are also essential. This study aims to investigate language teachers’ ways in motivating students in learning foreign languages. The participants in this study are eight foreign language teachers including English, Arabic, and French teachers. Data were collected through open-ended questionnaires with the teachers. The results of this study showed that most of the foreign language teachers motivated the students in learning a foreign language by sentences (verbal) and this method encouraged students’ instrumental motivation. Next, referring to the time of motivation, four teachers motivated the students at the beginning of each learning process, meanwhile three teachers gave motivations at the beginning and at the end of each learning process. Finally, referring to the types of motivation, only two teachers (i.e. French teachers) could identify motivation types of learners, which are in the form of internal, external, intrinsic, and extrinsic motivation. Meanwhile, other teachers (i.e. English and Arabic teachers), did not mention specifically the names of the motivation types that they knew. To conclude, most of the teachers of this study did not motivate their students maximally in the classrooms. Consequently, this study offers some methods to motivate learners in learning foreign languages, those are the Verbal Method (VM1) and the Visual Method (VM2), and they are further discussed in the paper.

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“…The majority of participants stated that the use of social media enabled them to practice English skills, because they can make a discussion and communication both oral and written English language. After that, the using of social media also can be seen in any kind of activities in the class, since it is known that learning using social media can improve the knowledge of the students' especially in learning English (Balbay & Kilis, 2017). The activity that the participants can use social media in learning English is a discussion group.…”

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The Use of Social Media for English Language Learning: An Exploratory Study of Efl University Students

Arif¹

2019

Metathesis.J.Engl.Lang.Lit.Teach.

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This study aims to examine the use of social media in English language learning by the students of English Study Program at Jambi University. This study applied an exploratory study to investigate the use of social media for English language learning. The researcher employed a survey and semi-structured interview in collecting the data. Sixty-seven students participated to answer the questionnaire and ten participants were interviewed, randomly selected from participants who answered the questionnaire. Basic statistical analysis was used to analyze quantitative data from the questionnaire, and the data from interviews were analyzed using phenomenological case analysis combined with coding thematically. The findings indicated that a range of social media especially Instagram and Facebook are used by the students. Consequently, the students spent more time in using social media for general purposes than English learning purposes. However, they showed positive attitudes towards the use of social media in English language learning. The students perceive that social media plays an important role to improve their English language skills. Furthermore, it promotes social media use and encourages students to use social media to improve their English language skills. In addition, the social media, which is mostly used in learning English by the university students of English Study Program at Jambi University, is Instagram, and they usually use the social media for learning English at home.

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Students' Perceptions of the use of a YouTube channel specifically designed for an Academic Speaking Skills Course

Cited by 49 publications

References 13 publications

Iranian EFL Learners' Attitudes Toward Language Learning Through Social Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Iranian EFL Learners' Attitudes Toward Language Learning Through Social Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic

How do foreign language teachers motivate students in language learning?

The Use of Social Media for English Language Learning: An Exploratory Study of Efl University Students

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