| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of this study was to identify the students’ perspectives of
using social media for learning English in the one of English Education Department,
University in Yogyakarta. The design of the research is using quantitative approach in
a form of survey study. This study employed purposive sampling technique to get data.
The total sample is 24 students from batch 2024. The data were collected by adapted
instrument from Nouf Aloraini & Walcir Cardoso (2020) which consist of students’
perspectives on social media usage for learning English. Originally the instrument
consists of 26 items, there were 3 items invalid, therefore the valid items were 23. The
data was analyzed by using the SPSS program. The result shows that majority of
students frequently use platforms such as TikTok (87.5%), Instagram (50%), and
WhatsApp (62.5%) to improve their English skills, particularly in listening, reading,
speaking, and writing grammar, vocabulary. The implication of this research is that
social media is a helpful tool for enhancing English language learning. Educators and
educational institutions should think about integrating learning resource like Instagram
and TikTok into their lesson plan. Most students agreed that social media makes
learning more enjoyable and accessible. Social media that they use the most for
listening skill and vocabulary are TikTok, for writing is WhatsApp, and last but not
least for speaking is WhatsApp. | en_US |
