Digital Media and Slang in the ESL Classroom: Hungarian ESL Teachers and Students’ Views
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https://doi.org/10.18485/philologia.2023.21.21.5Keywords:
slang, digital media, ESL classroom, Hungarian contextAbstract
Slang has always been an integral part of language use, which cannot be ignored when examining people’s everyday conversational use of language. With the emergence of digital media, including social media, the trends in slang use have also changed considerably, which is important to explore if we want to gain a deeper insight into the role of slang in this medium and the personal views associated with it. The aim of this study is two-fold: first, to gain insight into how native Hungarian ESL students and teachers use and perceive slang; and second, to assess the extent to which slang is present in the ESL classrooms. The research questions focused on how ESL students and teachers used their L1 and L2 in digital (social) media (1), what roles slang and digital media played in their ESL classrooms (2), and what teachers’ and students’ views were on the incorporation of slang into the ESL classrooms in terms of practicality and usefulness (3). Results revealed that the use of digital and social media were regarded as important and considered as integral parts of the participants’ daily routines, being widespread among both teachers and students. The findings also showed the participants’ vast need for knowing and using slang in their everyday lives. Despite these views, most respondents also emphasized the fact that slang is not present in Hungarian ESL classrooms, and they do not get sufficient help nor support in schools when it comes to more informal ways of language use.
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