Abstract:
ABSTRACT
This study investigates the use of WhatsApp as a teaching and learning aid.
The inspiration of the study stemmed from the fact that advancements in
technology are being facilitated teaching and learning, having observed that
most students of Mount Mary College, who possess a smartphone use the
WhatsApp application in one way or the other. We found it necessary to
examine the use of WhatsApp to study from the didactic point of view. The
study was conducted among thirty-one (31) students of level 200 and six (6) of
the lecturers. A questionnaire was administered to them and the data collected
was analyzed using the mix methodology. The analyses came out with the
following findings: the use of WhatsApp to study French is beneficial to
students who use it in the various subjects studied in French. However the lack
of reliable internet connectivity remains the major that threatens the full
benefit of WhatsApp as teaching aid. Therefore certain solutions were
proposed to minimize them for the use of WhatsApp to the benefit of both the
students and the lecturers
