Students’ Perceptions about the Use of TikTok Educational Videos for Learning English Vocabulary.

Abstract

Learners of English as a foreign language may face challenges of having poor vocabulary which in turn affect their mastery of the language. In this respect, finding learning tools that simplify the vocabulary learning process becomes necessary. The current study aims to determine students’ acceptance of TikTok educational videos for vocabulary learning based on their perceptions about the ease of use and usefulness of these videos. The researchers have relied on the technology acceptance model of Davis (1989). Accordingly, three research questions are set forth: 1) What are the students’ perceptions about the ease of using TikTok educational videos in learning English vocabulary? 2) What are the students’ perceptions about the usefulness of TikTok educational videos in learning English vocabulary? 3) Do the students accept TikTok educational videos as a vocabulary learning tool? For the sake of meeting the study aims, and answering the research questions, a quantitative descriptive and qualitative research design is used. A questionnaire is administered to 70 first-year English students at AbdElhafid Boussouf Mila University Centre. The main research findings indicate that the majority of students have positive perceptions towards the ease of use and usefulness of TikTok educational videos in learning English vocabulary, which in turn reflects their overall acceptance of using these videos for vocabulary learning. This is because they effectively contribute to building their vocabulary. Eventually, this study offers a set of recommendations for learners, teachers and future researchers.