EFL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE ON THE USE OF INTERNET (SOCIAL MEDIA) IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Alkhuzaeni, Ahmad Fariq (2018) EFL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE ON THE USE OF INTERNET (SOCIAL MEDIA) IN LANGUAGE LEARNING. Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

The research is about the EFL teacher’s attitude on the use of internet (social media) in language learning. The objectives of this research are (1) To find out the EFL teachers’ attitudes towardslanguage learning throughsocial media. (2)To find out gender affect EFLteachers’ attitudestowardslanguagelearningthrough internet (social media).The writer collected the data from questioner.The sample of this research was the researcher select 20 fresh graduated english learning teacher from IAIN Salatiga. This research is conducted in several schools located in Salatiga and its surroundings, such as SMA Muhammadiyah Salatiga, SMP Al Islam Suruh, and other school.The results of the research can be summed up in two topics: the attitudes of EFL teachers towards language learning through social media, and the relationships between attitudes and gender. EFL teachers have positive attitudes towards the use of social media in language learning. They believe that social media can help them to develop their vocabulary knowledge. They also believe that social media creates a more relaxed and stress-free language learning environment and gives language learners access to more authentic language use. According to the questionnaire, a language learner is more self-directed and flexible while using social media. They also agree that social media can make language learning more accessible. Furthermore, they believe that social media helps them to improve their studies and enables them to become more confident in using language. They agree that social media can motivate them more to learn a language.

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