Using YouTube as a Platform to Learn Social Expression

Abstract

Social expression is an essential English language skill that every child should possess. In order to have a good command of the language, a child should have mastered the rules of thumb in the social skill. However, ESL learners having many constraints in social conventions as they are not native speakers of English language. In the Malaysian context, 21st century learning skill which is communicative skill has been emphasised and given utmost importance (Pandian & Baboo, 2015). However, the social skills among the Malaysian students are at unsatisfactory level whereby the social convention has not been given top priority in Malaysian schools (Azman, 2012). This study is intended to unveil the effectiveness of using YouTube in teaching social expression. This innovation of incorporating ICT and social media platform (You-Tube) in teaching social expression could be an effective blended learning approach. This is because usage of YouTube, a prominent and familiar social media platform among pupils, could trigger pupils' responses in more conducive manner as it caters their multiple intelligences (Bakar, 2007). In this intervention, 60 Year five pupils from three national schools in Perak were selected as participants. 6 YouTube videos, covering all the four language skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) based activities were conducted to explore the effectiveness of this platform features in learning social expression. Pre and post-test and questionnaires were used as data collection methods. The main findings showed that the numbers of correct questions in post-test results increased significantly, thus portrayed understanding of social expression. As a conclusion, visualisation through YouTube is an ideal tool which could sustain participants' interest and wanting to acquire the language more.

Undergraduates Student Perceptions’ of Social Networking Sites to Improve English Writing Skills in Malaysia

“…Another popular SNSs that has the potential to assist in English writing development is YouTube. The main findings have shown a substantial increase in the number of correct questions posed in sub-test results, which suggests an awareness of social speech (Raj, Ann, Subramaniam, & Yunus, 2019). Thus, any kind of SNSs has its potential and has contributed to the development of English writing.…”

“…In addition, One of the research on the usage of YouTube as a learning medium has shown that there has been a substantial increase in the number of related questions in post-test results, thereby indicating comprehension of so-called social speech. In conclusion, YouTube visualization is an excellent resource that can keep participants informed and want to know more about the language (Raj et al, 2019).…”

“…So from that, I can gain useful information for my writing". As to look at the potential of YouTube in improving English language skills, it was found that the results are gradually increasing after the use of YouTube to teach social expression (Raj, Ann, Subramaniam, & Yunus, 2019).…”

empleo de los recursos audiovisuales como herramienta de aprendizaje

“…Se produce una mayor profundidad de aprendizaje junto con la probabilidad de curiosidad y un mayor compromiso con la experiencia de aprendizaje cuando se anima a los estudiantes a hacer algo durante o después de ver el vídeo (Gadille et al, 2021;Pritchard, 2017). En este sentido, los recursos audiovisuales pueden inspirar e involucrar a los estudiantes cuando se incorporan a las tareas de aprendizaje (Pirhonen & Rasi, 2017;Raj, Ann, Subramaniam, & Yunus, 2019) y mejorar sus habilidades comunicativas (Karami, 2019).…”

University Students’ Attitudes towards the Use of YouTube in the EFL Classroom

“…Although verbal forms of material presentation have dominated education for a long time, there is evidence that student knowledge can be improved by adding visual forms of presentation (Mayer & Moreno, 2002). According to Lindstrom (1994, as cited in Raj et al, 2019), students remember and digest better when they see, hear, and do. The combination of audio and images that students can access through YT has made many teachers consider including this tool in their teaching.…”