The Significance of Using YouTube as an Academic Tool to Improve Students’ Listening Skill in Libyan Universities

International Journal of Linguistics Studies Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI:10.32996/ijls.2021.1.1.5

Ahmed S. Jawad, Asmaa Mansour

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This paper aims to investigate the significance of using YouTube in the EFL classroom to enhance students' listening skills in Libyan universities. In effect, YouTube is one of the important applications of information and communication technologies nowadays, which plays an essential role in creating a comfortable educational atmosphere that suits the learners' needs. To achieve the goal of this study, the authors relied on a descriptive method focusing on the quantitative framework. To this end, the authors were administered a questionnaire as a data collection tool for students. The questionnaire was designed for a sample of 60 students of second and third-year English language students at the Faculty of Arts and Science Kufrah, who were randomly selected. Through the questionnaire, data were collected, organized, and analyzed using statistical techniques like percentages. Based on the results of the paper, it can be concluded that students are very interested in improving their listening skills using YouTube videos. In turn, it promotes two significant factors: motivation and participation in the EFL classroom. At the end of the study, the authors stated a number of recommendations.

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利用YouTube作为学术工具提高利比亚大学学生听力技能的意义

本文旨在探讨在利比亚大学英语课堂中使用YouTube对提高学生听力技能的意义。实际上，YouTube是当今信息和通信技术的重要应用之一，它在创造适合学习者需要的舒适教育氛围方面发挥着至关重要的作用。为了达到本研究的目的，作者采用了一种专注于定量框架的描述性方法。为此，作者对学生进行了问卷调查，作为数据收集工具。该问卷是针对60名随机抽取的库夫拉文理学院英语语言专业二年级和三年级学生设计的。通过问卷调查，数据被收集、组织，并使用百分比等统计技术进行分析。根据本文的结果，可以得出结论，学生对使用YouTube视频提高听力技能非常感兴趣。反过来，它促进了两个重要因素:英语课堂的动机和参与。在研究的最后，作者提出了一些建议。

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