Non-English Majors’ Attitudes Towards Using Youtube to Improve Speaking Skills

EasyChair Preprint 5507

Abstract

This study aimed to explore students’ attitudes towards using YouTube to improve speaking skills at the context of a Ho Chi Minh City based university. A total of one hundred and fifty students participated in the research. Both quantitative and qualitative data was obtained through two instruments, namely questionnaires and interview. For analyzing the data collected, descriptive statistics and content analysis were employed. The results of the study revealed that non-English majors hade positive attitudes towards using YouTube to improve speaking skills. More interestingly, the findings revealed that they had affective attitudes towards the use of YouTube higher than the cognitive and behavioral attitudes. The study also made several suggestions for both teachers and students with the aim of contributing a small part to the teaching and learning of English speaking skills.

Keyphrases: YouTube, attitudes, non-English majors, speaking skills

@booklet{EasyChair:5507,
  author    = {Ha Nguyen},
  title     = {Non-English Majors’ Attitudes Towards Using Youtube to Improve Speaking Skills},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 5507},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2021}}