“YouTube as my second classroom”: Indonesian nursing students’ self-regulated language learning on YouTube

This study investigated the independent language learning that Indonesian nursingstudents did after school on YouTube. Six undergraduate nursing students who have alot of experience with YouTube viewing and have level of English equal to B1 wereasked to participate in a one-on-one interview to discuss their opinions of this selfregulated language learning. A narrative inquiry design was deployed to explore thestories of how learners felt about this technologically mediated language learning andhow it affected their language skills. The results show that discovering motivation forlearning English, searching for extra learning materials, and potential metacognitivelearning styles were the three most popular reasons for studying English on YouTube.Students perceived that learning English on YouTube was more flexible, entertaining,and approachable than traditional classroom instruction. However, this informaleducation does not promote socialization or an awareness of cultural differencesbetween nations. The findings have made a significant contribution to the futureinstructional design of ESP classroom where the integration of YouTube videos maybecome an alternative for more engaging ESP classroom interaction. Besides, promotingawareness of cultural diversities and appropriate online social interaction need to beconsidered for YouTube mediated learning activities to help students use the languageappropriately within its socio-cultural settings