University Students Academic Usage of Facebook. Case Study: Licence 2 English Students, Mostaganem University

Autor/in	Ghermaoui, Amel
Titel	University Students Academic Usage of Facebook. Case Study: Licence 2 English Students, Mostaganem University
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 9 (2018) 4, S.242-256 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ghermaoui, Amel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Social Media; Universities; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English for Academic Purposes; Social Networks; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Online Courses; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Barriers; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Algeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Soziale Medien; University; Universität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Algerien
Abstract	Last decade has witnessed the rapid popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and College students constitute a large population of Facebook users. Advancement in telecommunication and information technology has resulted in a tremendous impact on teaching and learning. Accordingly, university education has started to benefit from online learning platforms. The revolutionary progress that the internet has known is giving a modern dimension to the teaching process, thus, facilitating university students' learning. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the extent to which Facebook can be an effective means to distribute academic content to university students. Department of English of Mostaganem University is involved in this study. The Study combines quantitative with qualitative types of research. Quantitate research involves distributing a survey in the form of a questionnaire among License 2 students department of English as well as teachers to examine to what extent Facebook can be used for academic purposes. Qualitative research is dedicated to the analysis and observation of students' Facebook group page. The results showed that Students confirm that Facebook is a useful tool to distribute and share academic knowledge yet there are still many obstacles that hinder its use at the university context. On another hand, the present research suggests some helping solutions to enhance Facebook educational use among university students and their teachers. Future research may include a larger population from every Department of Mostaganem University to ensure generalizability of the study's findings. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01