Weissheimer, JanainaAzevedo, Mariana Lemos de2022-09-062022-09-062022-02-08AZEVEDO, Mariana Lemos de. Social media and second language learning: the impact of TikTok on listening comprehension. 2022. 50 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Letras - Inglês), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Línguas e Literaturas Estrangeiras Modernas, Natal, 2022.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/49306This research aims to investigate the impact that the social media TikTok has on the development of the listening comprehension skill of L2 English learners, and the possible pedagogical implication the application has on language learning. This pre-experiment gathered qualitative and quantitative data, generated by eighteen sixth grade students, in order to compare their listening comprehension scores in a pre and post test. Questionnaires were also applied to understand their experience throughout the three-week course, in which they had to use the application, interacting with the English content available on the platform. The results indicate that the students felt motivated to use the application and that the experience positively impacted their perception of the development of their language skills. The results also show that the students’ listening comprehension improved from the pre test to the post test, revealing the pedagogical potential that TikTok has regarding language learning.Aprendizagem de segunda língua; Compreensão oral (língua inglesa); TikTok (rede social)Second language learning; Oral comprehension (English language); TikTok (social media)bachelorThesis