The Plight of Alienation in College Students’ Learning: An Analysis Based on User-Generated Content

Xiaoxi Tan; Yuhang Li

doi:10.62177/jetp.v2i3.453

Authors

Xiaoxi Tan Beijing Foreign Studies University
Yuhang Li Dalian University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62177/jetp.v2i3.453

Keywords:

College Students’ Learning, Alienation, User-Generated Content, Possible Selves, Learning Process, Life Rhythm

Abstract

Learning plight is an important topic in the study of college students’ learning. Based on the qualitative analysis of User-Generated Content on the video website “Bilibili”, this study found that there are three kinds of “alienation” plight in college students’ learning, namely, the alienation between the student individuals and their learning process, possible selves, and life rhythms. The alienation plight of college students’ learning involves two aspects: intellectual learning plight and life meaning plight. Furthermore, this study suggested the approaches to get out of the plight: creating meaningful learning experiences for students; designing learner-centered environments and forming comprehending communities; inheriting and extending the Confucian learning concept about “learning to be human”.

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