ErIn: Fun Learning with Instagram Using Instagram Poll to Learn Tenses

Samihah Binti Ab Razak,Melor Md Yunus,Wan Nor Eili Syairah Binti Wan Ibrahim Ibrahim,Elmy Ezayane Binti Md Emary

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v9-i1/5461

Abstract

Nowadays, social media is widely used and popular among school students. It is believed that incorporating Social Media Assisted Language Learning (SMALL) in the teaching and learning process can help the students to learn English better. ErIn, a program based on SMALL was created to help the students learn the correct use of tenses in an interactive and fun way by using the feature poll on Instagram. This study aimed to enhance the secondary school students’ performance in using the tenses correctly by participating in ErIn. The study also examined the students’ perception of ErIn. 30 Form 1 students from 2 schools each in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur were involved in this study where they were identified having problem in tenses area. The research design was action research using Kemmis and McTaggart’s model. The data were collected through the pre-test, post-test and questionnaire. The finding showed that the students’ performance was increased significantly after they participated in the program. Besides, the result from the students’ perception questionnaire revealed that they had positive attitudes towards the program as they perceived it was very helpful in helping them learn the tenses. Therefore, these findings may be used to help the other English teachers to incorporate SMALL in helping their students in tenses area.

Highlights

The conventional teaching method which is ‘chalk-and-talk’ seems to be the thing of the past
The study was carried out at 2 secondary schools each in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur. This action research was chosen to see the effectiveness of using ErIn, a program derived from Social Media Assisted Language Learning (SMALL) in learning the tenses rules and the students’ perception of using ErIn
The findings showed that the use of ErIn in learning process played a significant role in helping the students to improve their use of tenses

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Introduction

The conventional teaching method which is ‘chalk-and-talk’ seems to be the thing of the past. Along with the technological developments, the education system has begun to incorporate the use of technology into the teaching and learning process. It is to ensure that the teaching and learning process is more interactive than it has ever been before. This is supported by the research conducted by Fadila, Mahamod, and Mohamad (2016) who found out that the technology provided a variety of forms and choices where it facilitated teachers’ works and prevented students from getting bored. As mentioned by Hashim, Yunus and Embi (2018), mobile devices provided learning materials which were movable, flexible and independently controlled which can make the students extend the learning environment

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