The Use of Facebook for Educational Purposes in EFL Classrooms

Espinosa, Ligia Fernanda

doi:10.17507/tpls.0511.03

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“…In an ESL context like Malaysia, arguably communication and interaction in these online spaces would entail some level of English being used, particularly when the learning community is set up for the purpose of supporting academic endeavours at university as evidenced by the findings of Maryam Jazayeri Gharehbagh, Siti Hamin Stapa and Saadiyah Darus (2019) as well as Azura Omar, Zaini Amir and Maslawati Mohamad (2018). Moreover, Espinosa (2015), citing Crystal (2011) and Seedhouse (2004) elucidated that English is now the predominant language of online communication among youngsters as a result of globalisation of digital media despite the language not being their mother tongue. The English being used might not be 'perfect', but it may implicitly contribute towards the improvement of the students/members' language proficiency and skills.…”

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Use of Social Media for Informal Language Learning by Malaysian University Students

Hamat

Hassan

2019

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Social networking services (SNSs) are a much-touted technology for improved learning, yet very little research goes beyond the classroom-level controlled application of SNSs. This paper provides a look at reported usage and application of SNSs beyond the classroom, where data is scarce. The paper describes an investigation on whether Malaysian university students think SNSs are helpful for learning English, and the areas of language proficiency that these students perceived to benefit the most from their usage of SNSs. A total of 6,085 students participated in the online survey. Results indicate that an overwhelming majority (99.7%) make use of SNSs to learn English outside the classroom and 97.4% of these believe their use of SNSs helps improve their proficiency. The respondents indicated that the areas of proficiency that benefitted the most from their use of SNSs are writing, communication, vocabulary development and reading. In contrast, grammar as well as listening and speaking benefitted the least. The results presented a much needed, and currently lacking, view into the actual utility and use of SNSs for the purpose of informal learning of English among students in Malaysian universities.

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Use of Social Media for Informal Language Learning by Malaysian University Students

Hamat

Hassan

2019

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“…Information and Communication Technology has opened doors for introducing contemporary and innovative pedagogical approaches to deliver instruction (Lahti et al, 2017). The advent of technology and the internet has created a borderless world making technology an important resource for teaching and learning (Espinosa, 2015).…”

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Gen Z Nursing Students' Usage, Perception and Satisfaction With Facebook for Educational Purposes: Tool for Learning or Distraction

Oducado

2019

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Introduction: Gen Z has started to enter the portals of nursing classrooms. They are technology and socially-savvy consumers who grew up in the world of internet and smartphones. However, little is known about this generation, particularly among nursing students and how they use Facebook for academic purposes. The purpose of this study was to determine nursing students’ usage, perception, and satisfaction with Facebook for educational purposes Methods:A descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used. A total of 113 conveniently chosen nursing students in a Nursing College in the Philippines participated in the survey. Data were collected using an adopted questionnaire administered via online survey. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyze the data. Results: Results indicated that majority of nursing students moderately (M=3.58) use Facebook for educational purposes to communicate, collaborate, and share academic or learning materials. They generallyhad a good perception of (M=4.36) and were highly satisfied (Mean=3.95) with using Facebook for educational purposes. The main challenge reported by 81.42% of nursing students in the use of Facebook was distraction from other Facebook contents. There was a significant positive relationship between usage and perception (p=.000) likewise between satisfaction and recommendation in the use of Facebook for educational purposes (p=.000). Conclusions:While Facebook showcases promising potential as a learning tool, challenges associated with its use in nursingeducation must be properly addressed. Careful consideration and thoughtful planning are necessary for nursing schools to maximize the advantages of Facebook as a supplemental tool for learning.

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“…Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder, is a student at Harvard University [9] . Initially, the registration was limited to the students of Harvard College, and it extended to other universities in Boston area in the following two months and ultimately spread to the global scope.…”

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Comparative Analysis of Campus Culture Reconstruction Based on Social Software —Taking Facebook and WeChat Public Platform as An Example

Yun¹,

Duan²,

Qin³

et al. 2017

International Journal of Advances in Management Science

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Campus culture is an integral part of higher education, and social software is now widely used in college students. The use of social software in the campus culture is to be transformed into a trend. By studying the social status of the application software in university student groups, and comparative analysis of the differences between Chinese and foreign social software on transforming the campus culture, this paper makes recommendations for improvement from the aspects of transformation, originality and privacy. We hope to improve social software features to create a good atmosphere on campus, and improve the quality of teaching and research.

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The Use of Facebook for Educational Purposes in EFL Classrooms

Cited by 30 publications

References 22 publications

Use of Social Media for Informal Language Learning by Malaysian University Students

Use of Social Media for Informal Language Learning by Malaysian University Students

Gen Z Nursing Students' Usage, Perception and Satisfaction With Facebook for Educational Purposes: Tool for Learning or Distraction

Comparative Analysis of Campus Culture Reconstruction Based on Social Software —Taking Facebook and WeChat Public Platform as An Example

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