Research Article

Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills

Abstract

This study investigates the efficacy of social platforms as informal learning environments for enhancing English language skills among Syrian EFL tertiary students. Employing a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from 326 undergraduates through structured questionnaires and 15 semi-structured interviews, focusing on access, engagement, and perceived benefits of social platform usage. Quantitative analysis revealed substantial improvements in vocabulary, listening, reading, and pronunciation, with moderate gains in speaking, writing, and grammar. Qualitative findings highlighted learners’ perceptions of social platforms as motivational, flexible, and socially engaging spaces that provide authentic input, intercultural exposure, and opportunities for self-directed learning. In brief, social platforms emerged as transformative tools that extend learning beyond the classroom, fostering integrated skill development and promoting learner autonomy in contexts challenged by structural and resource limitations

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

November 22, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Al-Yasin, M. (2025). Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi, 7(2), 673-704. https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT
AMA
1.Al-Yasin M. Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills. AYAD. 2025;7(2):673-704. https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT
Chicago
Al-Yasin, Mohamad. 2025. “Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills”. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi 7 (2): 673-704. https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT.
EndNote
Al-Yasin M (December 1, 2025) Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi 7 2 673–704.
IEEE
[1]M. Al-Yasin, “Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills”, AYAD, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 673–704, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT
ISNAD
Al-Yasin, Mohamad. “Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills”. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 673-704. https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT.
JAMA
1.Al-Yasin M. Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills. AYAD. 2025;7:673–704.
MLA
Al-Yasin, Mohamad. “Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills”. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 673-04, https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT.
Vancouver
1.Mohamad Al-Yasin. Exploring The Efficacy Of Social Platforms As Informal Learning Environments For Enhancing Language Skills. AYAD [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):673-704. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23WY94TT