The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan
Social media has been widely used in EFL programs in higher education and they play an important role in transforming learning and teaching. This study investigated the use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in Afghanistan. Moreover, it explored the preference and the frequency of the use...
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| author | Abdul Qawi Noori Sayeed Naqibullah Orfan Sayeed Asif Akramy Aminuddin Hashemi |
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| description | Social media has been widely used in EFL programs in higher education and they play an important role in transforming learning and teaching. This study investigated the use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in Afghanistan. Moreover, it explored the preference and the frequency of the use of social media in EFL learning and teaching. A survey questionnaire was administered to gather the data from 170 randomly chosen participants from Takhar University based in Taloqan City, a northeastern city in Afghanistan. The researchers used Statistical Package for Social Sciences to analyze the data. The study found that Facebook and WhatsApp were among the highly preferred social networking sites and they were frequently used in EFL learning and teaching in Afghanistan. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences in the frequency of the use of social media by the students’ gender, age and class. Female participants used social media more frequently than their male peers and senior and older students used social media more frequently than junior and younger students. The results of the study suggest that higher education leaders and policy-makers should encourage the use of social media and provide more technological facilities to improve students’ achievement and quality of education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ef789b3e0e34af0a5f261e852ac43b32022-12-21T19:36:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862022-12-018110.1080/23311886.2022.20276132027613The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of AfghanistanAbdul Qawi Noori0Sayeed Naqibullah Orfan1Sayeed Asif Akramy2Aminuddin Hashemi3Takhar UniversityShenzhen UniversityShenzhen UniversityShenzhen UniversitySocial media has been widely used in EFL programs in higher education and they play an important role in transforming learning and teaching. This study investigated the use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in Afghanistan. Moreover, it explored the preference and the frequency of the use of social media in EFL learning and teaching. A survey questionnaire was administered to gather the data from 170 randomly chosen participants from Takhar University based in Taloqan City, a northeastern city in Afghanistan. The researchers used Statistical Package for Social Sciences to analyze the data. The study found that Facebook and WhatsApp were among the highly preferred social networking sites and they were frequently used in EFL learning and teaching in Afghanistan. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences in the frequency of the use of social media by the students’ gender, age and class. Female participants used social media more frequently than their male peers and senior and older students used social media more frequently than junior and younger students. The results of the study suggest that higher education leaders and policy-makers should encourage the use of social media and provide more technological facilities to improve students’ achievement and quality of education.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2027613social mediatechnology in learning and teachingsocial networking siteshigher education in afghanistan |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Qawi Noori Sayeed Naqibullah Orfan Sayeed Asif Akramy Aminuddin Hashemi The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan Cogent Social Sciences social media technology in learning and teaching social networking sites higher education in afghanistan |
| title | The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan |
| title_full | The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan |
| title_fullStr | The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan |
| title_short | The use of social media in EFL learning and teaching in higher education of Afghanistan |
| title_sort | use of social media in efl learning and teaching in higher education of afghanistan |
| topic | social media technology in learning and teaching social networking sites higher education in afghanistan |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2027613 |
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