Author(s)

Nurain Adila Abdul Samat^1,2, Harwati Hashim^2*, Melor Md. Yunus²

¹SK Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
²Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.

Research on the application of live streaming in ESL learning is still quite scarce among researchers especially in Malaysia. However, a number of studies on live streaming in the field of marketing and branding as well as the culture of live streaming are evolving rapidly. A lot of researches also have been done on games streaming. As live streaming has becoming more significant in all field, a study on the impacts of live streaming in the education field should become important, too. Therefore, this leads to the purpose of the study which is to explore the possibility of live streaming as a new platform for ESL learning. Since Gen Z requires teaching and learning process that suits their learning preference. Hence, live streaming serves as a good platform for them to indulge in the ESL learning process. A lot of reading has been done to give emphasis on the significance of the study. Live streaming will be helpful in ESL learning to keep pace with globalization, produce independent learners, provide authentic learning experiences as well as give rooms for real life communication and interactivity. The discussion of this study would hopefully shed lights to researcher to investigate further in this area.

Live Streaming, ESL Learning, Gen Z, Globalization, Authentic Learning

Samat, N. , Hashim, H. and Yunus, M. (2019) Live Streaming: A New Platform for ESL Learning. Creative Education, 10, 2899-2906. doi: 10.4236/ce.2019.1012215.