Viewing English TouTube channels as a way to improve pronunciation and listening skills in English

1. Viewing English TouTube channels as a way to improve pronunciation and listening skills in English in the process of its

learning.
Mazurkevych Tetjana Volodymyrivna
Form 11-B
Khmelnytskyi school №1 with extensive
learning of English
Supervisor: Kupchyshyna Lyidmyla
Mukolaivna, teacher of English language
at school №1

2. Relevance of the project:

The actuality of the work is to show
learners one of the ways of learning
English using modern computer
technologies.
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3.

The Aim of the Research: to explore the
effectiveness of learning English using educational
YouTube channels for improving listening skills and
pronunciation.
The Subject of the Research: the ways of learning
English
The Object of the Research: educational YouTube
channels.
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4. The tasks:

1.
To analyze the effectiveness of educational
YouTube channels in the process of
learning English by making a poll among
pupils aged 13-16.
2.
To select the most effective YouTube
channels.
3.
To produce recommendations on how to
use educational YouTube channels.
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5. Methods

Theoretical methods: analysis, synthesis,
induction, axiomatic, comparison,
classification.
Empirical method: a poll.
Processing methods: statistical analysis,
cluster analysis
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6. On the first task

A poll was held in Khmelnytsky school №1 among
children aged 13 to 16 years. The main objectives
of the poll were:
1. To analyze how much children learn English
through Internet service YouTube.
2. To study the efficiency of learning English by
using English YouTube channels.
Student were divided into two age groups:
1) From 13 to 14 years;
2) From 15 to 16 years.
Student were asked four questions.
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7.

Age from 13 to 14
Age from 15 to 16
23%
30%
70%
77%
Yes
No
Yes
No
«Do you watch English YouTube channels?»
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8.

Age from 13 to 14
Age from 15 to 16
20%
35%
65%
80%
Yes
No
Yes
No
«Has viewing of English YouTube channels
improved your knowledge of English language?»
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9.

The most viewing English YouTube channels
among students of age from 13 to 16
6%
5%
Different foreign video
bloggers` channels
BBC Learning English
13%
52%
Speak English with Mister
Duncan
TOEFL TV
24%
Listen and Read Along
«What YouTube channels helping you to study
English do you watch?»
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10. «Are your favourite YouTube channels connected with you hobbies or something that you like?»

Age from 13 to 14
Age from 15 to 16
9%
9%
91%
91%
Yes
No
Yes
No
«Are your favourite YouTube channels connected
with you hobbies or something that you like?»
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11. Results of the first task

This poll provides an understanding of
the following: properly selected YouTube
channels and their materials really help
to improve knowledge of English
language. Viewing English YouTube
channels best suits children aged from 15
to 16.
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12. On the second task

There were made two lists of the most
effective YouTube channels.
1.
The fifteen of the best YouTube channels
to learn English according to creative
website AdMe.
2.
The best YouTube channels to learn
English according to the poll held at
school №1.
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13. The fifteen of the best YouTube channels to learn English according to the creative website AdMe.

The list is divided into two lists:
1.
Russian YouTube channels.
2.
English YouTube channels.
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14. Russian YouTube channels

Puzzle
Albert Kakhnovskiy
English as the notes
Irene Shipilova`s channel
English at Jobs` school
Oxana Dolinka
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15. English YouTube channels

Learn English with Ronnie
English with Jennifer
Rachel`s English
Anglo-Link
English Class 101
BBC Learning English
Learn English with Steve Ford
Alex ESL vid`s Free English Lessons
Learn English with Let`s Talk
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16. The best YouTube channels to learn English according to a poll at school №1.

Learn English with Steve Ford
English with Jennifer
Rachel`s English
Speak English with Mister Duncan
VOA Learning English
Listen and Read Along
TOEFL TV
English Teacher Melanie
EFpodEnglish
Teacher Phil
Steve
Ford
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17. Results of the second task

There are many other good channels for
learning English on the internet . Each person
can choose the best topic and channel. And it
is indisputable that they will improve
person`s knowledge of English.
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18. On the third task

On this task recommendations were
produced on how to use educational
YouTube channels. There are six
most important of them.
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19. Six most important recommendations on how to use educational YouTube channels

1.
Set goals and go for them
2.
Make notes
3.
Repeat phrases
4.
Pause and rewind
5.
Watch TV Shows
6.
Repeat the whole text out loud
after the speaker
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20. Results of the third task

These small and easy recommendations
will help to understand how to use YouTube
channels better and with a lot of benefits.
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21. Conclusions of the work

Based on the studies we can conclude that English
YouTube channels is an effective way of learning
English. Proof of this are the results of a poll that
shows that more than two thirds of young people
watch YouTube channels in English, making them
almost three quarters feel improvement in English.
More than 90% of children watch videos related to
their interests, so we can say that if they watched it in
English, the success of these students in English
would grow up with enormous speed.
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22. Thank you for attention

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