FROM VIEWERS TO LEARNERS: INVESTIGATING THE PERCEPTIONS OF EFL/ESL LEARNERS TOWARDS YOU-TUBE AS A RESOURCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

Technology has enriched lives with its advanced tools. It has brought transition from harder to easier and easier to easiest. Technology provides many tools and opportunities for English language teachers (Gerstein, 2014). As a result, understanding of students related to English as second language learning is increased.  The use of YouTube videos can be an effective tool in English as second language classrooms. This study is an attempt to investigate the perceptions of EFL/ESL learners towards Youtube as a resource of English Language learning. The study is conducted at a public sector university in Sindh Pakistan, and it employs quantitative approach. A questionnaire adopted from Sakkira et al 2022, based on 20 items, following five point Likert Scale is used in the present study however, the questionnaire used in the present study is widely used in Asia.  While the number of participants is 100 students of BS English program. SPSS is used for data analysis while the findings of the study illustrate significant impact of Youtube as a resource of English language learning on English language learners.