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Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning
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ABSTRACT
The growing dominance of short-form video platforms has reshaped how young learners engage with digital content, yet their pedagogical potential in formal language education remains underexplored. This study examines the impact of student-created YouTube Shorts on the learning of English proverbs and idioms in a secondary school English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Using a randomized pretest–posttest control-group design, data were collected from 68 students in Türkiye who participated either in a short-form video production intervention or in time- and content-equivalent traditional instruction.
Over a four-week period, learners in the experimental group engaged in iterative micro-content production cycles involving scripting, video editing, captioning, and peer feedback, while the control group completed conventional classroom activities without media creation. Learning outcomes were measured through a purpose-designed Idiom/Proverb Achievement Test assessing recognition, contextual comprehension, and productive use. Results indicated statistically significant and educationally meaningful gains for the experimental group across all outcome measures, with particularly large effects observed in comprehension and productive application.
The findings suggest that learner-generated short-form video functions as more than a motivational tool; it serves as a cognitively and pedagogically rich medium that supports multimodal processing, contextualized meaning-making, and communicative confidence. The study contributes empirical evidence to the growing body of research on micro-learning and student-generated digital content, offering practical implications for integrating short-form video production into technology-enhanced language classrooms.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
İkinci Bir Dil Olarak İngilizce
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
24 Haziran 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
22 Mart 2026
Kabul Tarihi
8 Haziran 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1
APA
Ekizer, F. N. (2026). Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning. EDUCATIONE, 5(1), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.58650/educatione.1914090
AMA
1.Ekizer FN. Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning. EDUCATIONE. 2026;5(1):31-48. doi:10.58650/educatione.1914090
Chicago
Ekizer, Feyza Nur. 2026. “Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning”. EDUCATIONE 5 (1): 31-48. https://doi.org/10.58650/educatione.1914090.
EndNote
Ekizer FN (01 Haziran 2026) Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning. EDUCATIONE 5 1 31–48.
IEEE
[1]F. N. Ekizer, “Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning”, EDUCATIONE, c. 5, sy 1, ss. 31–48, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.58650/educatione.1914090.
ISNAD
Ekizer, Feyza Nur. “Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning”. EDUCATIONE 5/1 (01 Haziran 2026): 31-48. https://doi.org/10.58650/educatione.1914090.
JAMA
1.Ekizer FN. Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning. EDUCATIONE. 2026;5:31–48.
MLA
Ekizer, Feyza Nur. “Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning”. EDUCATIONE, c. 5, sy 1, Haziran 2026, ss. 31-48, doi:10.58650/educatione.1914090.
Vancouver
1.Feyza Nur Ekizer. Micro-Content, Major Gains: An Experimental Study on Student-Created YouTube Shorts for English Proverbs and Idioms Learning. EDUCATIONE. 01 Haziran 2026;5(1):31-48. doi:10.58650/educatione.1914090