Open AccessNon-English Majors’ Attitudes towards Using YouTube to Improve Speaking Skills
Author(s) -
Nguyen Dinh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european distance and e-learning network (eden) conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-2819
DOI - 10.38069/edenconf-2021-ac0004
Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , descriptive statistics , cognition , mathematics education , qualitative property , medical education , computer science , medicine , geography , mathematics , statistics , machine learning , archaeology , neuroscience
This study aimed to explore students’ attitudes towards using YouTube to improve speaking skills at the context of a Binh Duong based university. A total of one hundred and fifty students participated in the research. Both quantitative and qualitative data was obtained through two instruments, namely questionnaires and interview. For analysing the data collected, descriptive statistics and content analysis were employed. The results of the study revealed that non-English majors hade positive attitudes towards using YouTube to improve speaking skills. More interestingly, the findings revealed that they had affective attitudes towards the use of YouTube higher than the cognitive and behavioural attitudes. The study also made several suggestions for both teachers and students with the aim of contributing a small part to the teaching and learning of English speaking skills.