Saudi EFL Learners' Attitudes towards the Effect of the Internet and Social Media in Developing their English Language
Issam Mostafa Ta'amneh

Abstract
The present study focuses on Saudi EFL Learners' attitudes towards the effect of the internet and the social media in developing their English language at the university college of Taymaa. The sample of the study consisted of 40 students who have been studying English Language and Islamic Studies in the same college and who are in their fourth academic year. A questionnaire, to measure the participants' attitudes towards the effect of the internet and the social media in developing their English language., was prepared in advance by the researcher. The questionnaire consisted of 24 items. The data that were obtained from the participants' responses in the questionnaire were analyzed using different statistical analyses. The findings of the study showed that the participants have a positive point of view towards using the internet and the social applications in developing their English language. Furthermore, the results pointed out that there are no significant differences between the participants' views towards the effect of the internet that could be attributed to their specializations as the results showed that they have a similar agreement rank about their point of view towards the effectof the internet and social media in developing their English language.

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