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EFL STUDENTS ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF NEW MEDIA IN CLASSROOMS AN ANALYSIS OF PAKISTANI UNIVERSITY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).15      10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).15      Published : Jun 2022

EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University

Abstract

    A lot of research has been conducted about using new media in learning and teaching. However, this study takes into account and sheds light on the attitudes of EFL students regarding the usage of new mediums for English language learning and teaching during COVID-19. This study explores the advantages and challenges of using new media during online classes for the English language. The data of this study is collected through 5 EFL students' interviews and from questionnaires which were distributed among250 EFL students. The findings of this study reveal positive attitudes of EFL students towards the integration of technology for ELL and ELT in the COVID-19 context. In addition, this study also shows a few students' suggestions about the usage of new media that would be very effective for Teachers' teaching styles as well as students' learning points of view.

    New Media, English Language, COVID-19, Attitude

    (1) Hira Shafique
    CTI Faculty, Government Associate College for Women, Qila Didar Singh, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Amna Zulqarnain
    Faculty, Media Sciences, SZABIST University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Wajid Zulqarnain
    Head of the Department, Media Sciences, SZABIST University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Shafique, H., Zulqarnain, A., & Zulqarnain, W. (2022). EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V(II), 158-171 . https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).15

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    CHICAGO : Shafique, Hira, Amna Zulqarnain, and Wajid Zulqarnain. 2022. "EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (II): 158-171 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).15

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    HARVARD : SHAFIQUE, H., ZULQARNAIN, A. & ZULQARNAIN, W. 2022. EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V, 158-171 .

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    MHRA : Shafique, Hira, Amna Zulqarnain, and Wajid Zulqarnain. 2022. "EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V: 158-171

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    MLA : Shafique, Hira, Amna Zulqarnain, and Wajid Zulqarnain. "EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V.II (2022): 158-171 Print.

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    OXFORD : Shafique, Hira, Zulqarnain, Amna, and Zulqarnain, Wajid (2022), "EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University", Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (II), 158-171

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Shafique, Hira, Amna Zulqarnain, and Wajid Zulqarnain. "EFL Students' Attitudes Towards the Use of New Media in Classrooms: An Analysis of Pakistani University." Global Digital & Print Media Review V, no. II (2022): 158-171 . https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).15