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Influence of social media on EFL undergraduate students’ academic learning performances during Covid-19 lockdown period
Influence of social media on EFL undergraduate students’ academic learning performances during Covid-19 lockdown period

Author(s): Benraghda Abdelmadjid, Meriem Boutaghane, Souhila Benterkia, Abdelmadjid Benraghda
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Media studies, Language acquisition, Higher Education , Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Distance learning / e-learning, Pedagogy
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: Academic learning performances; COVID-19 pandemic; Lockdown; online learning social media;

Summary/Abstract: Due to the spread of the pandemic, the learning system has changed which affected the students’ performance to master the English language appropriately inside classrooms. Social media is an essential means that facilitate the learning process for both learners and teachers. Therefore, this study aims to find out if the students are affected negatively or positively in their learning process through the use of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how social media contributes to EFL students. This study has been carried out using a qualitative interview conducted with 9 (male and female) students. In this study, the findings revealed that third-year EFL students beneficially used social media applications; they were impacted positively by the adoption of social media in learning the English language. So, students’ learning performances were improved. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic affected their English language skills positively.

  • Issue Year: 12/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 213-221
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English