Investigating Teachers’ Perceptions and Students’ Attitudes towards the Use of YouTube for Pedagogical EFL Content Learning: The case of first year MA Students of the Department of English at MMUTO
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2023
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Mouloud Mammeri University
Abstract
This study investigated EFL teachers' perceptions and students' attitudes towards the use of YouTube for pedagogical EFL content learning: The case of Master One students in the Department of English at MMUTO. It aimed to investigate teachers’ perceptions on learners’ use of YouTube as an EFL learning tool. Examine Master One students’ attitudes towards the use of YouTube for pedagogical EFL content learning. Determine whether YouTube is an effective tool that fulfils Master One students’ learning needs. In order to achieve the aims of this research; Blumler and Katz’s (1974) Uses and Gratification Theory was relied on as a theoretical foundation. To collect and analyse the relevant data on this topic, a Mixed-Methods research was employed. Regarding the data collection tools; an online questionnaire was randomly sent to a total of seventy 70 Master One students from the English Department at MMUTO, along with a structured interview with 11 randomly selected teachers of the same department. The data gathered was analysed using the Descriptive Statistical Method for quantitative data and Qualitative Content Analysis for qualitative ones. On the basis of the outcomes of the study, the findings of the interview revealed that most EFL teachers perceive YouTube as a beneficial supplementary tool for pedagogical EFL content learning, Similarly, the students' questionnaire responses demonstrated a positive attitude towards YouTube, considering it effective in supplementing classroom learning, meeting their learning needs, and enhancing their overall learning experience. Overall, both teachers and students perceive YouTube as an effective tool for pedagogical EFL content learning.
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80p. : Ill. en couil ; 30cm(+CD-Rom)
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Attitudes, Pedagogical EFL content learning, Perception, Uses and Gratification, YouTube
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Didactics of Foreign Languanges