A review of empirical studies of social media on language learners’ willingness to communicate

Shamsi, Esmat; Bozorgian, Hossein

doi:10.1007/s10639-021-10792-w

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“…Several studies on SNSs in ESL education have focused on harnessing their potential to improve authentic communication and promote peer cooperation [30], [31], [26], [24]. Furthermore, several studies have explored students' attitudes toward using SNSs to enhance their language skills [32], [27], [29], [28]. A significantly smaller number of research studies have focused on the improvements in language skills that students can achieve by using these websites.…”

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Analyzing Facebook Mobile Usage: Efficacy and ESL Learners’ Writing Proficiency

Alam,

Usama,

Hameed

et al. 2024

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Facebook has leveraged rapid technological and societal changes over the past decade and has emerged as the largest social networking platform. However, research on Facebook has been limited, particularly when examining its potential to improve English as a second language (ESL) writing in comparison to a control group. The study aims to explore the morphological, syntactic, and orthographical aspects of ESL writing through an experimental group [N = 30] using Facebook on mobile and a control group [N = 30] with a traditional teaching approach. The experimental and control groups undergo observation through twice-weekly, in-class-focused free writing sessions for 10 weeks. The progress of the learners’ writing was tracked using pre- and post-tests to assess its impact. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test revealed that the experimental group made more significant advancements in writing by reducing morphological, syntactic, and orthographical errors compared to the control group. These results validate previous studies that support the use of Facebook on mobile devices in ESL courses and emphasize the need for further research comparing Facebook with other writing platforms.

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Analyzing Facebook Mobile Usage: Efficacy and ESL Learners’ Writing Proficiency

Alam,

Usama,

Hameed

et al. 2024

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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“…Some blogs operate mainly as news filters, collecting various online sources and adding short comments and Internet links”. Blogs, like other kinds of social media, provide users “with an accessible and easy to use communication means” (Shamsi and Bozorgian 2022 , p. 4474). The teachers’ blogs on the project website are personal blogs which function as a compilation of online journals that allows the author to express and reflect him- or herself (Lee 2011 ).…”

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An action research on the establishment of a Community of Practice on technology-enhanced language learning and teaching at tertiary level

2023

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This study aims to explore how an effective cross-institutional Community of Practice (CoP) can be established to promote technology-enhanced language learning and teaching (TeLL&T) at tertiary level, as there is an urgent need for establishing such CoPs due to the large-scale implementation of technology-enhanced language learning and teaching in recent years. In this study, an action research design was adopted, and a five-stage procedure has been identified for the establishment of the CoP on TeLL&T: (1) Investigation of students’ and teachers’ needs in TeLL&T through surveys and interviews; (2) Identifying a critical mass to form the CoP; (3) Constructing the CoP website to provide a platform with rich TeLL&T resources; (4) University students and teachers sharing their good practices of TeLL&T through various means; (5) Evaluation of the CoP activities. Different evaluation surveys were conducted among university students and teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of the CoP activities. Findings of evaluation surveys suggest that the CoP activities were well received. This study also illustrated the challenges and solutions of creating and maintaining a substantial CoP on TeLL&T. It is hoped that the findings will shed some light on how to establish an effective CoP on TeLL&T at tertiary level.

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Effects of teachers’ rapport-building strategies on EFL learners’ cognitive load and computer-assisted language learning motivation

Kang,

Chen

2024

Educ Inf Technol

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A review of empirical studies of social media on language learners’ willingness to communicate

Cited by 7 publications

References 44 publications

Analyzing Facebook Mobile Usage: Efficacy and ESL Learners’ Writing Proficiency

Analyzing Facebook Mobile Usage: Efficacy and ESL Learners’ Writing Proficiency

An action research on the establishment of a Community of Practice on technology-enhanced language learning and teaching at tertiary level

Effects of teachers’ rapport-building strategies on EFL learners’ cognitive load and computer-assisted language learning motivation

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