Tertiary Level students’ perspectives of YouTube as an English Language Learning Tool

Abstract

YouTube videos are popularly used for English language learning at the university level by learners in Bangladesh. Tertiary-level students in Bangladesh mostly completed their higher secondary level in Bengali medium. At the university level, they face the problem because their academic curriculum is designed in English. Previous levels mean secondary and higher secondary levels curriculum was designed in Bengali. That is the reason they face problems understanding everything in English. They use various tools to overcome those problems. YouTube is one of the best mediums to help them cope with the English language. The objective of this study is to look into tertiary-level students’ perspectives of YouTube as a English language learning tool. Qualitative research methods are used in the study. Data analysis is quantitative and research is qualitative. Data are collected by questionnaires through google forms. 35 university students respond through google forms. Response students are both from private and public universities. Students from six universities gave their opinions through google forms and some students participated in Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Participants are studying various departments like English, International Relations, Journalism, Political Science, History, Mathematics, etc. The result of the study shows that 80% students of the university level use YouTube to enrich their listening and speaking skills. Students get concepts about their academic knowledge from YouTube videos. Majority of students agree that YouTube helps them to learn English properly. Keywords YouTube, English Language, Listening, Speaking