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some social media sites (SMS) to enhance college English learning
areas. This encompassed the students’ performance on the college
English learning areas through a researcher-made test, and usability
of these SMS to each learning area through researcher-made
questionnaire over the 207 students selected using purposive
sampling. Along with them, are the language instructors in the five
campuses identified as the research environment who also answered
researcher-made questionnaire. Data gathered were analyzed, and in
addition, a subset of participants which included language instructors
from private and public, basic, and higher educational institution
participated the virtual focus group discussion. Results showed that
the students performed poorly in literature; Facebook and YouTube
are found usable to enhancing the college English learning areas;
and the utmost concerns of the language instructors are training and
orientation to the use of SMS in instructions and support of the
university. Results would lead to the creation of strategies utilizing
SMS in the enhancement of college English learning areas,
specifically literature. |
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