Learners' perceptions about the use of WhatsApp for the development of oral production in english as an L2

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of learners about the use of WhatsApp as a tool for oral production in English as L2. To this end, forty-six volunteer students from Informatics, Agroindustry and Agriculture courses took part in the research. Data were generated through the application of a questionnaire, composed of two Likert scale questions and one open question. The results indicate that the participants understand that the use of WhatsApp benefited their oral productions in L2 and that the instrument should be adopted in English classes. Positive and negative points of the pedagogical intervention were also exposed. We believe that this study is relevant, since it deals with students' perceptions about the use of the WhatsApp tool, which can guarantee democratic access to digital technologies, contributing to a more egalitarian society.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.007-093