| Titre : | Social Media as a Platform for Informal EFL Learning in Algeria: Case Study of First Year Students |
| Auteurs : | ADJEL Meisse, Auteur ; P/LLA Dr. DRISSI Otmane Abdelkader, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | SAIDA [ALGERIE] : 1- University of Saida - Dr. Moulay Tahar / Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Department of English Language and Literature, 2025-2026 |
| Format : | 80p / 27cm |
| Accompagnement : | +CD-ROM |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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Table of Contents :
Declaration of Originality ............................................................................................II Dedication .................................................................................................................. III Acknowledgement .....................................................................................................IV Abstract ......................................................................................................................VI List of Tables : ............................................................................................................ X List of Figures:...........................................................................................................XI List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................XII List of Acronyms: ................................................................................................... XIII List of Appendices: ................................................................................................. XIV General Introduction .................................................................................................... 2 1. Chapter One: Literature Review .............................................................................. 5 1.1 Introduction:........................................................................................................... 5 1.1.1 Informational Digital Learning of English................................................................................ 5 1.1.2 Online Informal Learning of English ........................................................................................ 6 1.1.3 Extramural English.................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.4 Digital Natives .......................................................................................................................... 9 1.1.5 Zone of Proximal Development .............................................................................................. 10 1.1.6 Social Information Processing (SIP)....................................................................................... 10 1.1.7 Translanguaging...................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 13 2. Chapter Two: Research Methodology and Design ................................................ 16 2.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Research Methods................................................................................................ 16 2.3 Participants........................................................................................................... 16 2.4 Research Instruments........................................................................................... 17 2.5 Students’ Questionnaire ....................................................................................... 17 2.6 Students’ Questionnaire Sections......................................................................... 18 2.6.1 Section 1: Demographic Information and English Proficiency............................................... 18 2.6.2 Section 2: Social Media Accessibility and Students’ Digital Habits ...................................... 18 2.6.3 Section 3: English-mediated Content Consumption ............................................................... 18 2.6.4 Section 4: Social Media’s Learning Effectiveness and Content Preferences.......................... 18 2.6.5 Section 5: Social Media’s Perceived Language Benefits and Development........................... 18 2.6.6 Section 6: The Interview’s Informed Consent ........................................................................ 19 VIII 2.7 Students’ Interview .............................................................................................. 19 2.8 Students’ Interview Sections................................................................................ 19 2.8.1 Section 1: The Opener............................................................................................................. 19 2.8.2 Section 2: Formal vs. Informal Learning Environment........................................................... 20 2.8.3 Section 3: Learners’ Autonomy and Engagement................................................................... 20 2.8.4 Section 4: Digital Habits and Online Relationships................................................................ 20 2.9 Content Analysis.................................................................................................. 20 2.10 Teachers’ Interview............................................................................................ 21 2.11 Teachers’ Interview Sections............................................................................. 21 2.11.1 Section 1: Initial Observation and Social Media Discussion ................................................ 21 2.11.2 Section 2: Emotional and motivational Effects of Social Media .......................................... 21 2.11.3 Section 3: Social Media Habits’ Effect on Academic Performance...................................... 21 2.11.4 Section 4: Teacher’s Adaptation to Students’ Social Media Habits...................................... 22 2.12 Challenges and Limitations................................................................................ 22 2.13 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 22 Chapter Three: Data analysis and interpretation........................................................ 24 3.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 24 3.2 Questionnaire Analysis........................................................................................ 24 3.3 Interpretation of Students’ Questionnaire ...................................................... 32 3.4 Students’ Interview Analysis.......................................................................... 33 3.4.1 Theme 1: The Students’ Extensive Media immersion and Content preference on Social Media Platforms ........................................................................................................................................... 33 3.4.2 Theme 2: The Affective Filter on Social Media Platforms, Autonomy, and Peer Connection Sanctuary........................................................................................................................................... 34 3.4.3 Theme 3: The Shift from Formal English to Real-World Informal Vernacular English ........ 36 3.4.4 Theme 4: Multimodal Decoding and Translanguaging on Social Media Platforms............... 39 3.5 Students’ Interview Interpretation.................................................................. 42 3.6 Content analysis.............................................................................................. 43 3.6.1 Gaming Content ...................................................................................................................... 43 3.6.2 Vlogs Content.......................................................................................................................... 47 3.6.3 Beauty Content........................................................................................................................ 50 3.7 Thematic Synthesis of the Qualitative Content Analysis..................................... 55 3.7.1 Theme 1: The Role of Parasocial Bonding on Social Media in Incidental Language Acquisition ........................................................................................................................................ 55 3.7.2 Theme 2: Content creators’ Multimodal Scaffolding within the Learners’ ZPD.................... 55 IX 3.7.3 Theme 3: Translanguaging and Digital Natives’ Cognitive Encoding ................................... 56 3.7.4 Theme 4: The Learners’ Sociolinguistic Identity and their Authentic-Self on Social Media . 56 3.8 Teachers’ Interview Analysis............................................................................... 57 3.8.1 Theme 1: The Dichotomy of Self-Directed Learning in Extramural Spaces.......................... 57 3.8.2 Theme 2: The Socio-Emotional Influence of Social Media: Passive Lecture Halls and Active University Corridors.......................................................................................................................... 59 3.8.3 Theme 3: Academic Formal curricular vs. Social Media’s Informal Vernacular ................... 61 3.8.4 Theme 4: Educational Flexibility and Translanguaging Boundaries in the Hybrid ZPD ....... 63 3.9 Interpretation of Teachers’ Interview .................................................................. 65 3.10 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 66 General Conclusion.................................................................................................... 68 Recommendations...................................................................................................... 71 References.................................................................................................................. 72 Appendices................................................................................................................. 74 |
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