Investigating the Role of Social Networking Sites in Learning English as a Foreign Language: The Case of Master Students in the Department of English at MMUTO
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2021
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Université Mouloud Mammeri
Abstract
The current dissertation investigates the influence of American media, namely Social
Networking Sites: YouTube, Netflix, and Instagram, in the study of English as a foreign
language, taking Master students from the department of English at MMUTO as a case study.
This study looks into whether social networking sites help Master's students learn and
improve their English language and communication abilities effectively. It also explores
whether they are influenced by celebrities and personalities to whom they are exposed
everyday on social media. To reach the outcomes we have relied on Albert Bandura’s social
learning theory (2014). We have adopted the mixed method approach to conduct our
research. A questionnaire to Master students is used as a data collection tool. The data
analysis is based on the rule of three to clear up numerical data along with qualitative
content analysis (QCA) for the interpretation and the explanation of the results. According to
the findings obtained, we have come into the result that social networking sites are effective
strategies and play an important role in learning and enhancing English as a foreign
language (EFL). More precisely, Master students are deeply influenced by social networking
sites’ contents which definitely help them to construct and develop their knowledge in
different fields. The findings reached through this study will open more opportunities to
investigate deeper in this area of research
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60 p. ; 30 cm. (+CD-Rom)
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Social networking sites, YouTube, Netflix, Instagram, communication skills, EFL students
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Language and Communication