TikTok Use as Strategy to Improve Knowledge Acquisition and Build Engagement to Learn Literature in ESL Classrooms

Abstract

The introduction of literature into English classes is an attempt to improve students' language skills. In Malaysian schools, students’ interest in the chalk-and-talk method of teaching and learning literature has waned, leading to a decline in students' knowledge acquisition and a reduction in their engagement in learning. One of the ways to solve this problem is to integrate technological platforms, such as social media platform TikTok, into literature assignments. However, there are not many studies that have investigated the use of this application in literature learning for Malaysian secondary school students. In this quasi-experimental quantitative study, the researchers used TikTok as a strategy in teaching literature to 150 Form Two students, selected through purposive sampling, to determine students' engagement in learning literature and improve their knowledge acquisition. The two instruments used were an adopted questionnaire, and pre-tests and post-tests administered to control and experimental groups. Descriptive statistics, such as number, percentage, independent and paired t-tests, were used to analyse the results. The results of the study show that the overall mean of students' engagement with TikTok in learning literature is very high and students' knowledge acquisition in learning literature is positive. The study elucidates how teachers can improve their students' knowledge and promote engagement in literature using TikTok. Both the teaching and learning literature become fun and foster creativity as an appropriate medium, like TikTok, enables student-centred learning.

A Systematic Literature Review on the Integration of ICT in Teaching Poetry in English Classrooms

“…Technological Tools Rajan and Ismail (2022); Hegland (2023); Sutarno (2020) synthesise the use of applications in promoting active participation and engagement in educational activities, especially in poetry teaching. These authors discussed how learners improved their knowledge acquisition due to the implementation of TikTok exposing new cognition and disseminating information for a recreation of a poem.…”

“…An interactive learning environment leads to learners' engagement and participation in learning, shifting from traditional chalk-and-talk to autonomy-taking classrooms. The advantages of the incorporation of ICT tools in poetry that promote efficient language acquisition and encompass an all-rounded learning language experience for the learners could be reviewed through seven articles (Aladini and Farahbod, 2020;Rajan and Ismail, 2022;Sutarno, 2020;Hegland, 2023;Jawaheer, 2020;Mudra, 2020;Affendi and Aziz, 2020). The advantages of ICT integration are segregated into two themes: (i) cognitive, emotional and behavioural engagement and (ii) cultural and character-building.…”

Usos de TikTok en educación. Revisión sistemática de la aplicabilidad didáctica de TikTok

“…Los trabajos analizados muestran la diversidad de contextos de aplicación posibles: en enseñanza presencial o en línea (Lampe, 2023), en universidad (Escamilla-Fajardo, Alguacil y López-Carril, 2021; Syarifuddin y Sinta, 2022) u otras etapas educativas (Sari et al, 2022); en historia (Yélamos-Guerra, García-Gámez y Moreno-Ortiz, 2022); estadística empresarial (Ding, Xu y Lewis, 2022); química (Hayes et al, 2020); danza (Heyang y Martin, 2022); gimnasia rítmica o fitness (Sari et al, 2022); literatura (Rajan e Ismail, 2022), o enseñanza de idiomas (Dasoo, 2023;Espejel et al, 2022;Gao et al, 2023;Hu y Du, 2022;Tan et al, 2022). Asimismo, evidencian sus diferentes aplicaciones didácticas, a las que aludiremos a continuación.…”