Tiktok and English vocabulary learning

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze how useful TikTok is for English vocabulary learning in students from 3rd of Bachillerato General Unificado from “Juan Leon Mera La Salle” School. This research was quasi-experimental, and had a mixed approach, considering it was carried out in a qualitative and quantitative way. Also, a validated Cambridge Assessment English test called “A2 Flyers” was the instrument used to collect data from 22 participants, which was adapted and applied as pre-test and posttest. This test consisted of 3 parts, which focused on testing vocabulary through activities such as matching words to definitions, gapped text, and multiple-choice questions focused on vocabulary. Moreover, the treatment consisted on including the use of TikTok videos in daily lessons for students to learn new vocabulary using multimedia content from technological tools, such as the TikTok app, and to determine whether or not TikTok influences English vocabulary learning. Finally, the conclusion of the research proposed that the application of TikTok videos increased the range of English vocabulary that students had because the scores they obtained in the post-test were higher than the ones they obtained in the pre-test, and the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, Wilcoxon test, and T-test provided statistical evidence to verify the hypothesis. Therefore, the use of TikTok videos was suggested to improve students' experience when learning English vocabulary due to the variety of content that the app offers, which should be considered by the teacher according to the needs and interests of students in order to obtain successful results