Arabic Learners' Preferences for Instagram English Lessons

Autor/in	AlGhamdi, Mohammeed A.
Titel	Arabic Learners' Preferences for Instagram English Lessons
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 8, S.103-110 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; Native Language; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Social Networks; Teaching Methods; Student Needs; Learning Processes; Student Attitudes; Arabs; Video Technology; Foreign Countries; Social Media + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Schülerverhalten; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Soziale Medien
Abstract	This paper focuses on the use of the social network Instagram to provide supplementary English language learning material to learners from Arabic speaking countries. The author was able to use his online account in Instagram to assess the needs of these learners through data analyses. The content made specific to Arabic speakers by offering translation in each post from English into Arabic and vice versa to foster their interest in the English language. The account was followed by more than 48000 learners. The study aimed to comprehend how Arab learners promote the process of learning English language via the use of the social network Instagram. The study found that Arab learners do not like complicated, lengthy information and, instead, prefer simple, brief explanations related to the English language. The results of this study suggest that a similar program of offering English lessons on Instagram in the future would have an even greater following if only simplified content was offered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01