Facebook: An Online Environment for Learning of English in Institutions of Higher Education?

Autor/inn/en	Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul; Ahmad, Norlida; Abidin, Mohamad Jafre Zainol
Titel	Facebook: An Online Environment for Learning of English in Institutions of Higher Education?
Quelle	In: Internet and Higher Education, 13 (2010) 4, S.179-187 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1096-7516
DOI	10.1016/j.iheduc.2010.07.003
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Computer Assisted Instruction; Learning Experience; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Technology; Instructional Effectiveness; Learning Strategies; Teaching Methods; Student Surveys; Incidental Learning; Web Sites; Social Networks; Student Attitudes; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lernerfahrung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Unterrichtsmedien; Unterrichtserfolg; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerbefragung; Inzidentelles Lernen; Web-Design; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Facebook (FB) is currently considered as the most popular platform for online social networking among university students. The purpose of this study is to investigate if university students consider FB as a useful and meaningful learning environment that could support, enhance and/or strengthen their learning of the English language. A survey was carried out with 300 undergraduate students at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang. It was found that the students believed FB could be utilized as an online environment to facilitate the learning of English. Nevertheless, teachers or language instructors have to integrate FB as an educational project with pre-determined learning objectives and outcomes for the learning experience to be meaningful. It is suggested that future research should focus on the meaningfulness of FB to students' language learning experiences. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10