What is it about?
TikTok has become increasingly captivating for both language experts and amateurs, prompting an exploration of how they engage with the platform to create compelling instructional content. This study explores the realm of language teaching on TikTok, focusing on the contributions of amateur experts as they teach English to Italian speakers.
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Why is it important?
This research holds significance in better understanding the dynamic terrain of instructional communication in the digital age, particularly amid the advance of online learning in both formal and informal contexts.
Perspectives
Investigating how amateur instructors use social media platforms for both instructional and promotional aims allowed me to gain a fresh perspective on the intersection of foreign language pedagogy and contemporary digital communication.
Laura Tommaso
Universita degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
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This page is a summary of: A genre-oriented analysis of TikTok instructional discourse, Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts, February 2024, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/ttmc.00124.tom.
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