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Informal learning strategies of international students seeking to learn English via mass and/or social media
Mahajaroenkul, Satjaporn
Mahajaroenkul, Satjaporn
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2017-05
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This thesis investigates how English as a second language (ESL) university students
benefitted from their use of mass and/or social media in their informal language learning as they
prepared to come to the United States. In addition, the thesis was designed to explore whether
respondents' use of mass and social media in their informal second language learning supports
Stephen Krashen's second language acquisition theory. Using a survey methodology, a
questionnaire was designed concerning what mass and/or social media international students
used as they sought to learn English before arriving at their university, how much time they spent
doing so, and other related concerns. In summary, the thesis's research demonstrates that the
self-learning strategies of the ESL students surveyed in the research involved the use of mass and
social media, particularly movies and other audio-visual resources, and that these practices
consisted of activities that support Krashen's second language acquisition theory.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Elliott School of Communication
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Wichita State University
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