Pedagogy : Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 6 No 2 (2018): Pedagogy: Journal of English Language Teaching

Sharing Photographs on Instagram Boosts Students’ Self-Confidence in Speaking English

Rayinda Eva Rahmah (Unknown)

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Publish Date
26 Dec 2018

Abstract

This paper reports on the way in which posting photographs in a social media, Instagram, used as a strategy to boost confidence in speaking English among students majoring English education in IAIN Pekalongan. Confidence is seen to influence learners’ achievement in communication skills. The qualitative outcomes deriving from five participants revealed positive impacts of the Instagram usage on their confidence in speaking English. Therefore, this study uses qualitative research with the instruments of data collection using interview. The finding shows that sharing photographs on Instagram can contribute to the students’ confidence to speak in a foreign language. The positive results offered some insightful suggestions and implications for teaching English as a foreign language.

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Pedagogy : Journal of English Language Teaching
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Abbrev

pedagogy

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Institut Agama Islam Negeri Metro Lampung

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Education Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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Pedagogy: Journal of English Language Teaching is a journal published by the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) of Metro. It specializes in English Language Teaching and is intended to communicate original researches and current issues on the subject. This journal is published twice a year. ...