SOCIAL MEDIA AND ARAB IMMIGRANTS LEARNING THE SWEDISH LANGUAGE
Sammanfattning
Purpose: The study aims to investigate the role of social media platforms in learning Swedish
language for Arab immigrants and to identify the most effective platform for that
purpose.
Theory: Communities of Practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991).
Method: Mixed methods: online questionnaire, and semi-structured interview.
Results: Findings of this research show that social media helps Arab immigrants in Sweden to
acquire the Swedish language skills. As a result, they can have more friends,
communicate with others, and find a job. In addition, the researcher finds that YouTube
is the most effective social media platform to help Arab immigrants learn Swedish
language.
Examinationsnivå
Student essay
Samlingar
Datum
2023-03-20Författare
Shehada, Majeda
Nyckelord
Mobile learning
Social media
Swedish language,
Arab immigrants,
Communities of practice (COP)
Serie/rapportnr.
VT20-29-007-PDA699
Språk
eng