Approaching the Use of Facebook to Improve Academic Writing and to Acquire Social Competences in English in Higher Education

Autor/in	Martínez Lirola, María
Titel	Approaching the Use of Facebook to Improve Academic Writing and to Acquire Social Competences in English in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 14 (2022) 1, S.346 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Martínez Lirola, María)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-517X
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Teaching Methods; Writing Improvement; Interpersonal Competence; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; College Students; Writing Skills; Grammar; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Error Analysis (Language); Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interpersonale Kompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Collegestudent; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Grammatik; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Spanien
Abstract	This article offers a proposal for integrating the social network Facebook into an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom in tertiary education. The main objectives of this article are the following: (1) to offer a pedagogical proposal so that students can develop written skills and grammar at the same time that they acquire social competences using Facebook; and (2) to know students' opinions about the use of Facebook and the main social competences that they have acquired while using this social network in the teaching-learning process. The methodology is mainly qualitative-descriptive although some quantitative data is offered with the results of a questionnaire students completed. The data were collected through students' posts in the Facebook discussions and a questionnaire. The findings reveal the main grammar mistakes observed in students in the Facebook discussions and how Facebook is an appropriate social network for the participation of students in cooperative discussions on social topics and for the acquisition of social competences such as cooperation or communication. The results of the questionnaire show that students have a positive opinion about practicing the written skill in Facebook and they are aware that, apart from learning English, they also acquire social competences. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01