Research on the Causes of the “Tik Tok” App Becoming Popular and the Existing Problems

Li, Xu; Yan, Xinfeng; Zhang, Zhengwu

doi:10.18178/joams.7.2.59-63

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“…Wu [41] posited that the youngsters aged 30 and below, i.e., generation Z, dominate the major users of TikTok and they spend an average of 52 minutes every day on TikTok. As reported by several studies conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic, the utilization of TikTok among Chinese college students has also increased drastically for whose major user group users are youngsters aged 30 and below [10,43].As such, due to the amount of time spent by these young people, TikTok should be taken into consideration for educational function [38].The explorations of the potential application of TikTok in education field have made success in science education in Indonesian and Indian schools [38].The findings of these previous related research have been indicated that TikTok have helped provide a platform for sharing knowledge as well as educating people with innovative teaching mode enhancing youngsters' learning motivations and interests [43]. Furthermore, TikTok could help provide numerous interactive activities for learners and teachers via short videos.…”

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An Overview of the Utilization of TikTok to Improve Oral English Communication Competence among EFL Undergraduate Students

Zhai¹,

Razali²

2021

ujer

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The field of English language communication competence learning and acquisition has been revolutionized by the increasing development of technology. The application of social media has now been popular inside and outside of the English language classrooms. The development of technology in the past fifty years, the more recent mobile devices and the Web 2.0 technology have provided numerous opportunities for its use in improving English communication competence. TikTok, one of the popular social media platforms among Chinese international undergraduate students, is now playing an interesting role in their English communication competence learning during Covid-19 pandemic because TikTok supplies English videos with popular topics among youngsters. However, very few studies have been conducted on the utilization of TikTok on EFL undergraduate students' English communication competence. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the potential on the utilization of TikTok and how it impacts on English language communication competence acquisition among Chinese international undergraduate students by reviewing previous and recent studies focusing on TikTok as well as other social medias such as Facebook, YouTube, WeChat and so on. It is important to note that even though previous relevant studies have showcased the positive effects of using social media as learning aids in English language communication acquisition, very few literatures having been published focusing on the utilization of TikTok in English language communication acquisition. The expected findings of this paper could reveal the potential of using TikTok for international undergraduate Chinese students out of EFL classroom in improving their English Communication Competence and for increasing their interests of speaking English. The researchers showcase critical views, recommendations, as well as implications for the utilization of TikTok in the field of English language communication competence acquisition among EFL undergraduate students.

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Section: Previous Research On the Application Of Social Media In English Language Communicationmentioning

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An Overview of the Utilization of TikTok to Improve Oral English Communication Competence among EFL Undergraduate Students

Zhai¹,

Razali²

2021

ujer

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“…Users appropriate Internet content and produce their own messages based on it (Marzal and Casero, 2017). These users play a more active role, proposing multidisciplinary and multichannel dialogues while demanding new ways to express themselves (Li, Xiaohui and Zhengwu, 2019).…”

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“…TikTok is a social network created from the foundations of Music.ly, a predecessor also owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, in which a message code has been developed around entertainment with large quantities of visual stimuli, which involves a great deal of dynamism, speed of production, consumption of content and creative demand (Li et al, 2019;Shuai, Yuzhen and Yifang, 2019). In short, it relies on communication consisting of playbacks, funny stories and "mind-soothing" content (Yu-Liang, Chun-Chin and Shu-Ming, 2019).…”

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Més enllà de reptes i balls virals: TikTok com a vehicle per al discurs desinformatiu i la verificació d’informació a Espanya, Portugal, el Brasil i els Estats Units

Alonso-López

Bautista

Giacomelli

2021

analisi

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This paper analyses the narrative of disinformation disseminated through the social network TikTok, a network which is popular at a global level and whose users are mainly young or very young. To do so, a study was carried out on the content of publications on TikTok in four countries with different idiosyncrasies and national realities: Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and the United States. Interviews were also conducted with fact-checking agencies on the potential for misinformation and fact-checking potential on this social network. The results suggest that due to its characteristics as a fresh, visual network with easily shareable and viral content, TikTok is a network that facilitates the spread of disinformation, but which in turn is a tool for debunking hoaxes beyond the range of action of conventional media.

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“…Como McQuail ( 2009) mencionou, o público não é um recetor passivo. Os estudos da teoria U&G tratam o público como indivíduos com necessidades específicas e vêm as suas atividades de envolvimento com os diferentes meios de comunicação baseados em motivos de procura específicos, satisfazendo assim suas necessidades, que podem ser agrupadas em quatro grandes categorias: informação, sociabilização, entretenimento e escape (Xu et al, 2019). Como Elliott e Rosenberg (1987( , citados em Shao, 2009 escreveram, "sempre que uma nova tecnologia entra no patamar de comunicação de massas, as motivações das pessoas para usar essa tecnologia foram examinadas sob essa perspetiva".…”

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TikTok: usos e motivações entre adolescentes em Portugal

Duarte

Dias

2021

Chasqui

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Durante os primeiros meses de confinamento devido à pandemia Covid-19, o TikTok foi a aplicação mais descarregada a nível mundial, tendo conquistado, só em Portugal, meio milhão de novos utilizadores, o que requer um olhar mais aprofundado por parte das Ciências de Comunicação. Usando como base a teoria dos Usos e Gratificações (U&G), este estudo pretende mapear as práticas de adolescentes portugueses (13-16) nesta plataforma, explorando as diferenças entre os utilizadores e os criadores de conteúdos. Para tal, foi realizada um inquérito online a uma amostra não probabilística de 263 utilizadores do TikTok. Os resultados mostram que 44,5% produzem conteúdos e que estes têm uma atuação mais estratégica, focada na autopromoção, na expansão e dinamização da sua comunidade online.

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Research on the Causes of the “Tik Tok” App Becoming Popular and the Existing Problems

Cited by 65 publications

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An Overview of the Utilization of TikTok to Improve Oral English Communication Competence among EFL Undergraduate Students

An Overview of the Utilization of TikTok to Improve Oral English Communication Competence among EFL Undergraduate Students

Més enllà de reptes i balls virals: TikTok com a vehicle per al discurs desinformatiu i la verificació d’informació a Espanya, Portugal, el Brasil i els Estats Units

TikTok: usos e motivações entre adolescentes em Portugal

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