Undergraduates’ perceptions on the effectiveness of social media assisted language learning in Arabic learning:

Abstract

This research aims to determine the perceptions of the undergraduates of Arabic Language towards the use of social media in teaching Arabic language and determine social media often used by students to help in the process of learning Arabic language due to the fact that social media contains a lot of materials for language learning and distance learning is considered compulsory at the universities after Covid-19 disease spread across Sri Lanka. This study uses quantitative research method because this study focusses on undergraduates’ perceptions towards mobile as their assistant for learning Arabic language. The subject of the study are 84 undergraduates of Arabic Language Department of Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. The results of the study show that social media can be used as a tool for Arabic language learning, improving students' skills, and helping them better interact with lecturers and classmates.