The Impact of Tiktok Videos in Enhancing English Speaking Skill among Secondary School Students in Malaysia

TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms for sharing short videos nowadays. There are so many relevant studies that have suggested TikTok as a potential platform for language acquisition due to its engaging, accessible and interactive features. Social media has become one of the most widely used platforms for secondary students in Malaysia. Therefore, this research aims to investigate how the use of TikTok, a widely popular social media platform, can positively impact English speaking skills of secondary students in Malaysia. The selected research design for this study is quantitative with the purpose to determine and measure the impacts of incorporating TikTok as an educational tool in improving students’ language proficiency. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of TikTok videos toward the secondary students in enhancing their English speaking skills. The data were collected through a questionnaire that was given to 100 secondary school students in Malaysia. According to the data, TikTok positively impacts secondary students’ English speaking skills by enhancing pronunciation, fluency, and confidence through engaging, flexible, and accessible content. TikTok is preferred by students over traditional teaching techniques because it offers an engaging and interactive learning environment that facilitates communication with communities and people who speak varied English dialects. The platform facilitates the learning process, especially through the challenges and group interaction that make life and making the process of name learning more organic. Despite its advantages, however, the challenges around privacy, the absence of оptimisation, structured learning, and distraction need to be resolved in order to ensure its educational potentials. As this data shows that TikTok can be used as an effective tool compared to conventional English language methods of learning to enhance speaking skills.

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