The Integration of Social Networking Services in Higher Education: Benefits and Barriers in Teaching English

Autor/inn/en	Marzulina, Lenny; Habibi, Akhmad; Mukminin, Amirul; Desvitasari, Deta; Yaakob, Mohd Faiz Mohd; Ropawandi, Doni
Titel	The Integration of Social Networking Services in Higher Education: Benefits and Barriers in Teaching English
Quelle	In: International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 8 (2018) 2, S.46-62, Artikel 4 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-8518
DOI	10.4018/IJVPLE.2018070104
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Barriers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; College Faculty; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Supervision; Social Media; Technology Integration; Teaching Methods; Educational Benefits; Foreign Countries; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fakultät; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Soziale Medien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsertrag; Ausland; Indonesien
Abstract	Social networking services (SNSs) have been popular and essential media to increase lecturer student interaction, collaboration, and communication as well as lecturers 'supervision in Indonesian universities including in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). This mixed method study utilized a survey and interview as the techniques of data collection which specifically explored the lecturers' perspectives on the use SNSs for personal and educational purposes as well as demographic information related to the experience and frequency using SNSs, ownership (possession) of SNSs, and SNSs popularity. The findings revealed that the participants had much knowledge and experiences with SNSs. Even though most participants found some benefits of SNSs in EFL classes including easing communication, supervision and evaluation, time flexibility, and creativity. There were two barriers that have emerged, including lack of skill and cost to use. Implications and future research are offered to improve technology integration in higher education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01