Open AccessPERCEPTIONS OF EFL LEARNERS REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS OF TWITTER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROFICIENCY AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Author(s) -
Irfan Ullah Khan,
Mati Ullah,
Khurshed Iqbal,
Mahraban Alam,
Iftikhar Ahmad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
humanities and social sciences reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-6518
DOI - 10.18510/hssr.2021.93135
Subject(s) - social media , likert scale , psychology , language proficiency , novelty , language acquisition , mathematics education , originality , computer science , pedagogy , social psychology , world wide web , developmental psychology , creativity
Purpose of the study: Social media and online social media sources play a vital role in our daily routine life. This study's main purpose was to highlight the role of Twitter in English language learning proficiency development at the university level.
Methodology: In the study, the researcher analyzed the perception of EFL learners regarding the effectiveness of Twitter in English language learning proficiency at the university level by taking data from sampled respondents through a self-developed questionnaire on a 5-Points Likert scale. John Curry's (1984) sample size rule of thumb, convenient sampling technique, validity, and reliability of the research instrument were ensured in the study.
Main Findings: The key findings of the current study revealed that in social media, Twitter has a high positive role in promoting, polishing, and developing English Language learning by using computers, laptops, or smartphones for the teaching-learning process in this regard. The study's main findings indicated that Twitter is very helpful to facilitate teachers and learners regarding the development of the English language as a second language.
Applications of this study: The current study may be highly significant and effective for students, parents, teachers, the public, policymakers, and the government to apply it for developing language proficiency via the practical use of Twitter.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The study will be a quite novel and original way of promoting and developing language proficiency by using media resources, especially Twitter, to attain the desired objectives, i.e., developing language proficiency via Twitter.