STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON MULTI-WORD VOCABULARY LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS

Abstract

In the era of society 5.0, technology cannot be separated from people’s education. One of the technological products that can be used in English Language Teaching in Education 5.0 is social media. This study aimed to explain students' perspectives on multi-word vocabulary learning through social media to improve their English skills. Multi-word vocabulary means a set of words that are commonly used together in discourse. This study was a case study using a qualitative approach. Data were taken from 5 English language education students at a private university in South Kalimantan. Data collection techniques was carried out by means of in-depth interviews. The participants were interviewed based on the given themes. Subsequently, thematic analyses were also used in this study. As a result, this study answered three great themes that were broken down into several questions in the interview list, such as types of social media used by the students, role of social media on multi-word vocabulary learning and students' challenges and suggestions on multi-word vocabulary learning through social media. Finally, the results of this study provided that all participants agreed that learning multi-word vocabulary through social media could improve their English skills. In addition, it can be used as additional information to future researchers, teachers, students, and educational stakeholders related to utilizing the use of social media to learn English, especially multi-word vocabulary.