YouTube in Learning English as a Foreign Language: Learners' Stories

Abstract

This diploma thesis deals with online social media called YouTube and its role in secondary school students life. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The aim of the theoretical part is to introduce key aspects of the thesis, such as lifelong learning, interest as a source of motivation and YouTube as a modern medium used in informal learning of English language. Practical part deals with multiple-case study of secondary school students and their relationship to YouTube as a learning material.