The influence of TikTok to enhance the speaking skills at pre-university PINE major students

Abstract

TikTok is an engaging social media platform that has infiltrated multiple areas of society, such as education, in which users can enhance their expressive skills by creating captivating short materials in a compact style. Using a cohort of 30 pre-university students from Playas as the main group, this research project explores the influence of TikTok to enhance the speaking skills among pre-university students. Focus groups, and questionnaires were employed to collect in-depth data from a sample of twenty students. Using aphenomenological lens and a qualitative technique, the study investigated students' real-life experiences using TikTok to improve their speaking skills. The findings show that TikTok exerts a beneficial influence on pre-university students' speaking skills, offering insight into the role of technology in education and indicating that TikTok can be used as an effective tool for improving language proficiency. The insights from this study have implications for teachers, who should consider the potential benefits of incorporating cutting-edge digital platforms such as TikTok into language learning environments. This will help educators adapt their pedagogical strategies to the evolving demands of student use and engagement with technology.