The use of Tik Tok in higher education as a motivating source for students

María Salomé Yélamos-Guerra; María García-Gámez; Antonio Jesús Moreno-Ortiz

doi:10.30827/portalin.vi38.21684

Authors

María Salomé Yélamos-Guerra Universidad de Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5975-5008
María García-Gámez Universidad de Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-0038
Antonio Jesús Moreno-Ortiz Universidad de Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8268-9598

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/portalin.vi38.21684

Keywords:

Tik Tok, learning tool, innovative approach, new technologies, motivation

Abstract

This article presents a study conducted at the University of Málaga with the participation of second-year students from the Degree in English Studies. It focuses on a Tik Tok project that the participants had to edit for the British History class in the academic year 2020/2021. The students’ reception of said project as an innovative learning tool, both as applied to English as a second language and to the content of the courses, was analysed and measured using a questionnaire that was elaborated ad hoc and properly validated. Our results indicate great success and acceptance of the activity on the part of the students, who consider that this innovative approach to learning being highly integrated with new technologies fosters the comprehension and active learning of the subject, thus enhancing comprehension in a stimulating and motivating way.

Key words: Tik Tok, learning tool, innovative approach, new technologies, motivation.

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Author Biographies

María Salomé Yélamos-Guerra, Universidad de Málaga

Dr. María Salomé Yélamos-Guerra is a researcher at the University of Málaga, where she has worked for more than 15 years as a lecturer. Her research interests have always revolved around applied linguistics, with a focus on language didactics as well as the use of innovative methodologies and ICT tools in the classroom, both at the university level and the secondary-education level.

María García-Gámez, Universidad de Málaga

María García-Gámez is a research assistant at the University of Málaga, where she is currently working on her PhD thesis as a fully funded candidate. She holds a BA degree in English Studies and a MA in English Studies and Multilingual and Intercultural Communication. Her main research interests involve corpus linguistics, sentiment analysis, and the use of social media platforms from a linguistic perspective.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The research reported in this article was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the research project “Análisis de sentimiento de base lingüística con parsing retórico-discursivo (DisParSA)” (PID2020-115310RB-I00), as well as by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (Ref. FPU 19/04880).