CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR PRACTICING TOEIC THROUGH TIKTOK VIDEOS: STUDENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AT TERTIARY LEVEL

Abstract

TikTok has recently been known as a popular social media platform that appeals to a lot of teenagers due to its user-friendly and creative content. Many teachers, therefore, take advantage of TikTok to provide more learning opportunities for students. However, using TikTok as a tool to study English poses different challenges. For that reason, this article aims to explore the challenges and solutions of practicing TOEIC through TikTok based on the teachers’ and learners’ perspectives. The authors conducted the research on teachers and students at the Posts and Telecommunications Institution of Technology at HCMC campus (PTIT). Two instruments employed in the study were questionnaires (on 112 students) and interviews (with 4 random students and 3 teachers). The findings from the research revealed the students’ troubles in practicing TOEIC through TikTok regarding 3 main themes: technical, psychological and pedagogical issues. Based on the given challenges, some solutions were also suggested by both teachers and students to improve the effectiveness of practicing TOEIC on TikTok.