Does social media impact the development of general English vocabulary? perceptions of Egyptian university students
<p>The importance of vocabulary in language learning cannot be overstated because meaningful communication requires a vast repertoire of words to convey ideas. Yet, social media places English language learners in multicultural communities where they can acquire new vocabulary knowledge and us...
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| description | <p>The importance of vocabulary in language learning cannot be overstated because meaningful communication requires a vast repertoire of words to convey ideas. Yet, social media places English language learners in multicultural communities where they can acquire new vocabulary knowledge and use it communicatively. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of social media on learning English vocabulary at university level. A case study approach was adopted. To this end, a hypothesized model on aspects of learning English from social media was constructed. That was supported by a participant observation and a thorough review of the literature. Based on the model, a questionnaire was constructed and disseminated to a total number of 135 Egyptian undergraduate university students. Findings of the study are: 1) learning vocabulary occurs through receiving, producing and constructing vocabulary knowledge, 2) the indirect impact of social media enhances self-confidence, self-esteem, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration among Egyptian university students, 3) social media is characterized by factors that enhance vocabulary learning, and 4) social media has a few limitations that, to some extent, hinder vocabulary learning. It is recommended that further research is conducted on the effect of different social media applications on learning English language vocabulary, grammar and other aspects.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 24 February 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 05 March 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 20 March 2023</strong></p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45b0ae7b2bae4af7b6b145a0fda313d12025-08-20T03:28:44ZengAcademy Publishing CenterInsights into Language, Culture and Communication2812-49012812-491X2023-03-0131304310.21622/ilcc.2023.03.1.030271Does social media impact the development of general English vocabulary? perceptions of Egyptian university studentsAmr Selim Wannas0Inas Hussein Hassan1Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation (MYF), Aswan Heart Centre (AHC)College of Language and Communication (Alexandria), Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt<p>The importance of vocabulary in language learning cannot be overstated because meaningful communication requires a vast repertoire of words to convey ideas. Yet, social media places English language learners in multicultural communities where they can acquire new vocabulary knowledge and use it communicatively. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of social media on learning English vocabulary at university level. A case study approach was adopted. To this end, a hypothesized model on aspects of learning English from social media was constructed. That was supported by a participant observation and a thorough review of the literature. Based on the model, a questionnaire was constructed and disseminated to a total number of 135 Egyptian undergraduate university students. Findings of the study are: 1) learning vocabulary occurs through receiving, producing and constructing vocabulary knowledge, 2) the indirect impact of social media enhances self-confidence, self-esteem, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration among Egyptian university students, 3) social media is characterized by factors that enhance vocabulary learning, and 4) social media has a few limitations that, to some extent, hinder vocabulary learning. It is recommended that further research is conducted on the effect of different social media applications on learning English language vocabulary, grammar and other aspects.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 24 February 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 05 March 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 20 March 2023</strong></p>http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/ILCC/article/view/610english and social media, english language vocabulary, egyptian university students, learning from social media |
| spellingShingle | Amr Selim Wannas Inas Hussein Hassan Does social media impact the development of general English vocabulary? perceptions of Egyptian university students Insights into Language, Culture and Communication english and social media, english language vocabulary, egyptian university students, learning from social media |
| title | Does social media impact the development of general English vocabulary? perceptions of Egyptian university students |
| title_full | Does social media impact the development of general English vocabulary? perceptions of Egyptian university students |
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| title_short | Does social media impact the development of general English vocabulary? perceptions of Egyptian university students |
| title_sort | does social media impact the development of general english vocabulary perceptions of egyptian university students |
| topic | english and social media, english language vocabulary, egyptian university students, learning from social media |
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