Abstract
The status of the English language in
Nigeria has made it the most widely used language. People of various
backgrounds aspire to speak the language and become competent in it. With
technological advancement, which led to the social media invention, various
means of teaching the English language are made available on different platforms.
Therefore, this paper aims to find out the online English language learning
platforms by undergraduate students of Federal College of Education (Technical)
Gusau. Three objectives were formulated to guide this study. These are, to find out the students’ awareness of the vast online platforms for
learning the English Language, to find out the aspect of the English language
the students have an interest in studying and to determine the benefit of
engagement in the chosen aspect. Rogers’ (2003) Diffusion of Innovation theory
was adopted as the theoretical framework- The population of the study consists
of 1,417 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-affiliated undergraduate students of
various fields of study. Purposive sampling was used to select level two
English language students. Focus group discussion was used for data collection
and thematic analysis of the data was conducted. The finding is by Roger's (2003) Diffusion of Innovation
theory which emphasises that “getting a new idea adopted, even when it has
obvious advantages, is difficult” Hence, the availability of more user
satisfaction, compatibility, simplicity, triability, and observability make the
Innovation-Diffusion process faster. Therefore, the present study concludes
that the use of these vast materials by the students is very low. However, the
participants who employ its use agreed on its enormous benefits and have tagged
it as a priority.
DOI: www.doi.org/10.36349/tjllc.2024.v03i01.020
author/Shafaatu Muhammad Anka
journal/Tasambo JLLC | 15 February 2024 | Article 20
