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THE EFFECTS OF MEDIA TOWARDS LANGUAGE LEARNING OF

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

PASCUAL, ACEZEL DC.

10-INDUSTRIOUS

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Media is the communication outlets or tools used to store and deliver
information or data. The term “medium” is defined as “one of the means or channels of general
communication, information, entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television”. The
rapid evolution of technology facilitates the birth of fast growing social media tools that are
increasingly being used by students in social and academic settings. In academia, social
networking sites are deemed as valuable in language learning as their community-centered
design supports the dissemination of authentic language, and encourage meaningful interactions
beyond the classrooms. As students are ready for technological changes in learning, it is time
that higher education institutions harness their potential to better serve the students’ creative
needs. At present, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are popular forms of SNS with a high rate
of university students’ demography; hence could be employed as mobile learning tools to
positively impact language learning.

English is the official language of the world. However, the traditional methods
of teaching English in Jordan reduced English language learning to mechanical memorization
and miserably fail to develop language competency among the students as it depends largely on
lecturing and is mostly done in the traditional chalk-and talk way. These stereotyped methods
and teaching material makes the learning a monotonous activity and creates distaste among the
students by reducing them to mere passive receptors of language and not active participants in
the learning process. Students have little chance to use English in communication and limited
exposure to academic English, therefore, they are often unable to fully comprehend lectures or
actively participate in class discussions. Many are also hampered in their ability to express
themselves in writing,

We do know that social media has a great impact in this time of pandemic. The
use of this technology is indeed needed for the learners, teachers, or even the whole country.
Learner’s uses technology to connect with each other. But some of them were abusing the
technology and ended up being sleep deprived. High school students tend to make the social
media their world and losing important needs such as health.

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A researcher performed a research and it was found that it needs to spread

awareness about this. It needs to gain attention and draw an action.

There are many studies performed about the positive and negative effects of
social media on the students' academic performances. For example, JILCF alleged that the use of
social media can be a good outlet to deal with academic frustrations, especially if the students are
in contact with another student that is having the same problem. Social media lets students to get
connected with other students, which can be very useful because it will allow them to discuss
class matters via social media.

Statement of the Problem

The study seeks to find the answers on whether there is a significant relationship
between media and language learning among High School students.

The general problem is specified below:

1. How does media affects high school students be described in terms of;
a) hours of sleep;
b) time of sleep; and
c) language learning?

2. How may media affects language learning of high school students be described in terms
of;
a) level;
b) fluency; and
c) communicating?

3. Is there any significant relationship between the media and language learning of high
school students?

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4. What implications may be drawn from the results of the study to improve language
learning?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study entitled “The Effects of Media towards Language Learning of High School
Students” will benefit the following;

High School Students. The study will benefit the High School Students because they
are the subject of this research and if there will be negative implications, necessary precautions
can be done.

Teacher. This study will benefit the teachers for they can improve their language
learning and also to teach their students to improve or widen their knowledge towards language,
if ever there will be negative implications.

Parents. This research will benefit the parents for them to know if they have to control
the media or learned language of their children after the implications were summarized.

Future Researchers. This research will also benefit the future researchers for them to
have references for their studies or literature for their future studies

Scope and Delimitations

This study entitled, “The Effects of Media towards Language Learning of Grade 10
Junior High School Students of the Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc. for the Academic
Year 2020-2021” will be conducted at the Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc. Prayer Garden.
The target respondents of this study will only be the Grade 10 students enrolled for the academic
year 2020-2021.

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