A tale of tweets: Analyzing microblogging among language learners

Lomicka, Lara; Lord, Gillian

doi:10.1016/j.system.2011.11.001

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“…EFL students' engagement and interaction with their peers and instructors, as well as their positive attitude towards English as an L2 and its culture, had empirically positive effects on the participants' test scores (Kassens-Noor's, 2012;Lomicka & Lord, 2012;and Preston et al, 2015).…”

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“…The survey collected data about the participants' attitudes towards learning English, their motivations, confidence interest in L2 culture and social interaction (engagements). The 15 five-level Likert scale items of this section derived from the Lomicka & Lord (2012) questionnaire on social networking used in an educational context. The questionnaire items assess participants' perceptions and attitudes towards the English language, attitudes to L2 speakers and interest in L2 culture, as well as motivations to learn English and collaborative learning through engagement and social interaction with peers and instructors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most studies had investigated the effect of using Twitter on the foreign language learners' attitudes (Antenos-Conforti, 2009;Gunuc et al, 2013;Lin, Hoffman, & Borengasser, 2013;Lomicka & Lord, 2012;Perez-Sabater & Montero-Fleta, 2015), confidence (Fewell, 2014;Castrillo de Larreta-Azelain, 2013), motivation (Junco et al, 2013;Kim & Lim, 2010;Leis, 2014;Lin et al, 2013;Luo & Gao, 2012;Pollard, 2014), interest in L2 culture (Lomicka & Lord, 2012), as well as social interaction and engagement (Kassens-Noor's, 2012;Lomicka & Lord, 2012;Perifanou, 2009;Preston et al, 2015). Most studies were descriptive in nature; only two rigorous comparison-based studies by Lomicka & Lord (2012) and Perifanou (2009) Vol. 7, No.…”

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This study aims to investigate the effects Twitter has as a social networking platform on the development of Saudi EFL psychological variables (attitude, confidence, motivation, interest in L2 culture, social interaction and engagement), actual learning outcomes and the relationship between these psychological variables and their results. Twitter provides a valued accessible window to the target culture and promotes cross-cultural competence and comprehension that is focused on meaning rather than form, as well as repeated exposure to L2 cultural products, practices, perspectives and the target language. A sample of 39 students enrolled in an English course during the second semester of the 2014-2015 academic year, as well as two non-native English speakers (NNSs) working at the English Program, agreed to participate in the study. It adopts a combined inductive-deductive research approach to fulfil the research purpose and answer the research questions. The findings of this study underscore the latent use of the Twitter microblogging platform in EFL classes, as well as revealing the positive impact upon Saudi EFL students' social interaction (engagement), enthusiasm and interest in learning more about L2 culture in English language classes.

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“…In particular, Web 2.0 tools hold the promise to promote collaboration and interaction among users (Wang and Vasquez, 2012). Language learners can develop their autonomy to improve language skills through Web 2.0 tools (Lee, 2011;Lomicka and Lord, 2012). This is achieved through a combination of factors.…”

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“…Social media usage and interactions reduce language barriers and social inhibitions (McCarthy, 2010). Lomicka and Lord (2012) found that the use of social networking sites (SNS) could help learners build collaborative communities and provide opportunities for creative language practice outside of class time. Students could also develop autonomy in their learning and grow their identity through interactions on SNS (Halvorsen, 2009).…”

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A tale of tweets: Analyzing microblogging among language learners

Cited by 107 publications

References 9 publications

Bring a Foreign Language and Its Cultures to Saudi EFL University-Level Classrooms

Bring a Foreign Language and Its Cultures to Saudi EFL University-Level Classrooms

Nurturing Proactive, Creative and Communicative Learners Through Social Media

Technologies for Teaching and Learning L2 Speaking

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