An Investigation into the Impact of Facebook Group Usage on Students' Affect in Language Learning in a Thai Context

Autor/in	Tananuraksakul, Noparat
Titel	An Investigation into the Impact of Facebook Group Usage on Students' Affect in Language Learning in a Thai Context
Quelle	In: International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 27 (2015) 2, S.235-246 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1812-9129
Schlagwörter	Private Colleges; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Management Systems; Power Structure; Cultural Differences; Error Correction; Learning Motivation; Positive Attitudes; Student Attitudes; College Students; Language Teachers; English for Special Purposes; Qualitative Research; Computer Mediated Communication; Teaching Methods; Affective Behavior; Social Media; Semi Structured Interviews; Thailand (Bangkok) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privathochschule; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Kultureller Unterschied; Korrektur; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Qualitative Forschung; Computerkonferenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Soziale Medien
Abstract	This paper reports on the way in which Facebook Group used as a learning management system can enhance Thai students' effective language learning (positive attitude and motivation) in a private university in the vicinity of Bangkok. These two variables are seen to influence learners' achievement in language learning, and they also interdependently influence one another. The qualitative outcomes deriving from ten participants revealed positive impacts of the Facebook Group usage on their attitude towards, and motivation in, learning English as a specific purpose in a Thai context because they commonly found themselves relevant to the Facebook Group as regular users of Facebook. Partly, the Facebook Group could give them senses of convenience, simplicity and relaxation and reduce cultural power distance between the instructor and them. Out of the exploratory parameter, the Facebook Group could be an online tool to facilitate English learning through error corrections. Positive results offered some insightful suggestions and implications for teachers of English as a foreign language. A specific limitation of this study is also discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01