The Influence of Douyin on College Students’ English Learning

Abstract

English learning is a vital part of life for college students. College education emphasizes independent learning. Thus, students’ learning outcomes mainly depend on their self-learning ability and learning methods. With the development of science and technology, Internet becomes a way for students to learn English. Douyin, as the largest short video platform in China, has a large number of users. Many college students use Douyin to learn English. However, learning with Douyin is essentially a fragmented informal learning. The effect of learning English through Tiktok is questionable. How Tiktok affects students' English learning is a topic worth discussing. Therefore, this paper explores this issue through a survey questionnaire. Totally, 62 students participated in this survey and filled out the questionnaire. The finding indicates that using Douyin to learn English has both advantages and disadvantages, which will be analyzed in combination with fragmented learning.