A Review of Research on the Use of Social Media in Language Teaching and Learning

Autor/inn/en	Istifci, Ilknur; Dogan Ucar, Asiye
Titel	A Review of Research on the Use of Social Media in Language Teaching and Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 4 (2021) 3, S.475-488 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Istifci, Ilknur) ORCID (Dogan Ucar, Asiye)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2618-6586
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Second Language Instruction; Technology Uses in Education; Videoconferencing; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Journals; Computer Mediated Communication; Collaborative Writing; Cooperative Learning; Second Language Learning; Writing Skills; Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; China; Taiwan; Vietnam; Japan; Iran; Turkey; Spain; Belgium; South Korea; Hong Kong; United States; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; E-Journal; Computerkonferenz; Kooperatives Lernen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Ausland; Türkei; Spanien; Belgien; Korea; Republik; Hongkong; USA; Kolumbien
Abstract	The various possibilities that social media offers to language learners and teachers have long been recognized by researchers within the field of language instruction, and many studies have been carried out in an attempt to address and unpack its potential contributions. This paper aims to review such research on the use of mainstream social media in language teaching and learning published in "Computer Assisted Language Learning," a top tier (i.e., Q1) journal indexed in major citation index systems (e.g., Arts & Humanities Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index and Scopus), between the years 2016-2020 inclusive. For the purposes of the study, a total of 23 articles that meet the selection criteria is reviewed and presented in five sections. The first section deals with the majority of the articles, which are found to be on the use of social networking in language teaching and learning. In the following sections, studies on the use of videoconferencing, wikis, blogging and forums are discussed. Collectively, the studies reviewed in this paper outline a critical role for the use of social media in language instruction and the study aims to provide valuable insights for researchers, teachers and learners. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning. Necatibey Faculty of Education, Balikesir University, Balikesir, 10100, Turkey. Web site: dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jetol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01