إستخدامات طلبة الجامعات المصرية أقسام اللغات للمواد الإخبارية الانجليزية والاشباعات منها بالتطبيق على قنوات BBC World, CNN, Aljazeera International

Abstract EN

The problem at this study can be summed up in the following question "What are the language departments university students Uses of English news Satellites media?, and What are the different gratifications from using these English news media?" Importance of study:@ Knowing the motives of watching T.V English news satellites media by the language department's university students& the achieved gratifications from using these English news media? 1.

The importance of the adolescence stage (university students) that represents the age of forming the cultural and spiritual level.

2.

The importances of T.V as an attractive mass mean to transport information and knowledge.

Sample:@ Intentional sample consists of 200 students (Male& Female) of the language department's university student's (Cairo University).

Methodolgy: This study is regarded as Descriptive study using survey method.

Tools: Questionnaire as a tool of collecting data by interviewing students.

Study results: 1.

The results highlight in general that satellite channels are one of the important media sources that are widely spread among sample society, and their programs are constantly viewed.

The percent of watching English news satellite channels is higher specially in urgent events, where it reaches (80.9%).

3.

The results of the study demonstrate that the average weekly watching of talks shows is (84.6%) for those watching it for less than (1- 2) hours.

4.

The results of the study show that watching is higher in the evening period in comparison to morning, afternoon and night periods.

Most individuals in the sample of the study watch them at home.

5.

The results of the study make clear that individuals of the sample are more interested in the beneficial motivations (Knowledge, Social and Psychological) than ritual motivations while exposing to English news satellite channel.

6.

The reason "to improve my English skills" (31.15%) in the first degree, "to know world news" (23%) and "Acquired new experiences" (20%) 7.

Among the basic reasons for the (3%) of individuals of the sample who don’t watch English news satellite channels was: having no enough time, followed by: issues discussed are not of interest for me and the last reason: having no trust in these channels.

8.

English news in satellite channels approximately fulfills knowledge and social needs of English departments students'.

The psychological needs and the desire of self realization and consolidating self confidence come in the second rank.

9.

BBC in the first class of English news channels (45%), CNN (26.9) then Aljazeera International (13.5%) and in the last Nile T.V.