Learning English through Social Media: Experiences of EFL Student Teachers at One Islamic University in Indonesia
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Jun 26, 2021
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EFL student teachers, Learning english, Qualitative, Social Media, Technology
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Social media use in learning English offers unlimited benefits for English learners as it allows collaboration, communication, and resource sharing among its users. However, there has been little information on EFL student teachers’ lived experiences of using social media for learning English, especially in Islamic University in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to delve EFL student teachers‘ perceived experiences of using social media for learning English. This study employed qualitative inquiry, especially phenomenology. There were 10 pre-service EFL student teachers who voluntarily became participants of the study which were recruited by using purposive sampling. Data collection used interview and documentation. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively with several steps, namely preparing and organizing the data for analysis, exploring and coding the data, building description and themes, representing and reporting qualitative findings, interpreting the findings, and validating the accuracy of the findings. The findings showed that students employed some ways of learning English through social media. This study also provides some implications for future research, students, and educators.
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Pitaloka, N. L., Anggraini, H. W., & Sari, A. (2021). Learning English through Social Media: Experiences of EFL Student Teachers at One Islamic University in Indonesia. Ta’dib: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 26(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.19109/td.v26i1.7042
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Pitaloka, N. L., Anggraini, H. W., & Sari, A. (2021). Learning English through Social Media: Experiences of EFL Student Teachers at One Islamic University in Indonesia. Ta’dib: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 26(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.19109/td.v26i1.7042
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Belal, A. (2014). Influence of digital social media in writing and speaking of tertiary level student. (Undergraduated Thesis). Bangladesh.
Benidir. (2017). Investigating the impact of social media on improving EFL students’ vocabulary: a case study of the second year LMD students at the English division in he University of Abd Elhafid Bousof - Mila.
Boyd, D. M., & Ellison, N. B. (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship. Journal of Computer‐mediated Communication, 13(1), 210–230.
Brick, B. (2012). The role of social networking sites for language learning in UK higher education: The views of learners and practitioners. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 2(3), 35–53.
Brydolf. (2007). Minding my Space: Balancing the benefits and risks of students’ online social networks. Education Digest, 73(2), 4–6.
Chen, B., & Bryer, T. (2012). Investigating instructional strategies for using social media in formal and informal learning. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 13(1), 87–104.
Cresswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (4th ed.). Boston: MA Pearson.
Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2017). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (4th ed.). Los Angeles: CA: Sage.
Depew, K. E. (2011). Social media at academia’s periphery: Studying multilingual developmental writers’ Facebook composing strategies. Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 11(1), 54–75.
Ezeah, G. H., Azogwa, C. E., & Edogor, I. O. (2013). Social media use among students of universities in Southeast Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 16(3), 23–32.
Ismail, S., Zaim, M., Mukhaiyar, & Gistituati, N. (2018). Student perspective in using social media as a tool in English language learning. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 178, 493–497.
Juhana. (2012). Psychological factors that hinder students from speaking in English class (A case study in a Senior High School in South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia). Journal of Education and Practice, 3(12), 100–110.
Justus. (2017). The role of pedagogical beliefs in emerging technology integration: An exploratory case study of faculty perspectives. The Qualitative Report, 22(2), 499–526.
Kaplan, A. M., & Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media. Business Horizons, 53(1), 59–68.
Kot, Tan, & Dragolea. (2017). The Use of Social Media Supporting Studying. Economics and Sociology, 10(1), 169–180.
Looi, C. Y., & Yusop, F. D. (2011). Potential use of social networking tool to assist reading comprehension: implications for practice and future research. Jurnal Pendidikan, 31(1), 189–201.
Min, C. (2015). Interactive English reading community based on social network sites. Sino-US English Teaching, 12(5), 341–346.
Moustakas, C. (1994). Phenomenological research methods. Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage.
Mubarak, A. A. A. (2016). Learning English as a second language through social media: Saudi Arabian tertiary context. International Journal of Linguistics, 8(6), 112–127.
Namaziandost, E., & Nasri, M. (2019). The impact of social media on EFL learners’ speaking skill: A survey study involving EFL teachers and students. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 6(3), 199–215.
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Omekwu, C. O., Eke, H. N., & Odoh, N. J. (2014). The use of social networking sites among the undergraduate students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Library Philosophy and Practice, 1195.
Pecay. (2017). YouTube Integration in Science Classes: Understanding Its Roots, Ways, and Selection Criteria. The Qualitative Report, 22(4), 1015–1030.
Sakkir, G., Rahman, Q. A., & Salija, K. (2016). Students’ perception on social media in writing class at STKIP Muhammadiyah Rappang, Indonesia. International Journal of English Linguistics, 6(3), 170–175.
Sari, R. T., Hayati, R., & Suganda, L. A. (2019). The correlation between the use of social media and academic writing mastery of the English education students. Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan Dan Pengajaran, 6(2), 320–333.
Sivagnanam, S., & Yunus, M. M. (2020). Utilizing social media in vocabulary enhancement among primary ESL learners. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(2), 490–498.
Vie, S. E. (2007). Engaging others in online social networking sites: Rhetorical practices in MySpace and Facebook. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation).