A Study on the Rationale of Social Media Use by the Students of King Khalid University

Autor/inn/en	Ahmed, Sayed Salahuddin; Hassan, Abdulkhaleq Q. A.
Titel	A Study on the Rationale of Social Media Use by the Students of King Khalid University
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 10 (2017) 8, S.43-50 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Social Media; College Students; Technology Uses in Education; Relevance (Education); Undergraduate Students; English (Second Language); Majors (Students); Preferences; Student Motivation; Student Attitudes; Mass Media Use; Language Skills; Mass Media Role; Questionnaires; Media Literacy; Foreign Countries; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Collegestudent; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Relevance; Relevanz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schulische Motivation; Schülerverhalten; Mediennutzung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Ausland; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Is not it deplorable that in a country that tops in the entire world in using several social media sites does not utilize the same media in acquiring knowledge and skills? In Saudi Arabia, undergraduate students spend a significant amount of time on social media every day, but they are reluctant (or not motivated enough) to use the same media for educational purposes. This study was carried out on the undergraduate English majors of King Khalid University in Muhayil Asir in Saudi Arabia. In the English department, every student carries at least one smart phone with Internet connection, and they are found occupied with their phones on the campus, sometimes even in classrooms, but they are weak both in subject knowledge and skills of English language. The teachers-cum-researchers were baffled with students' competence because regular users of Internet and social media are supposed to be updated with the subject knowledge as well as confident in using English language. The researchers designed an empirical study to explore students' rationale of using the social media and their language preference. The study concludes with gloomy findings that students use the media mainly for entertainment and ineffective communication in English language. The worst fact is: they are not motivated enough to use the social media for educational purposes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01