Learning English as a Foreign Language through Social Media: Perspectives from Hong Kong Adolescents

Tso, Anna Wing-bo

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6681-9_8

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“…Studies have examined the diverse use of social media tools in education aspects. It was found that social media platforms were effective learning tools for improving English for EFL teachers and students at Hong Kong secondary schools [15]. Similarly, Lai and Tai [16] found common use of self-initiated social media activities in language education, which can improve the learning motivation and language proficiency.…”

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Vocabulary Learning Based on Learner-Generated Pictorial Annotations: Using Big Data as Learning Resources

Zou

Xie²

2021

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This research discusses the potential of using big data for vocabulary learning from the perspective of learner-generated pictorial annotations. Pictorial annotations lead to effective vocabulary learning, the creation of which is however challenging and time-consuming. As user-generated annotations promote active learning, and in the big data era, data sources in social media platforms are not only huge but also user-generated, the proposal of using social media data to establish a natural and semantic connection between pictorial annotations and words seems feasible. This research investigated learners’ perceptions of creating pictorial annotations using Google images and social media images, learners’ evaluation of the learner-generated pictorial annotations, and the effectiveness of Google pictorial annotations and social media pictorial annotations in promoting vocabulary learning. A total of 153 undergraduates participated in the research, some of whom created pictorial annotations using Google and social media data, some evaluated the annotations, and some learned the target words with the annotations. The results indicated positive attitudes towards using Google and social media data sets as resources for language enhancement, as well as significant effectiveness of learner-generated Google pictorial annotations and social media pictorial annotations in promoting both initial learning and retention of target words. Specifically, we found that (i) Google images were more appropriate and reliable for pictorial annotations creation, and therefore they achieved better outcomes when learning with the annotations created with Google images than images from social media, and (ii) the participants who created word lists that integrate pictorial annotations were likely to engage in active learning when they selected and organized the verbal and visual information of target words by themselves and actively integrated such information with their prior knowledge.

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Vocabulary Learning Based on Learner-Generated Pictorial Annotations: Using Big Data as Learning Resources

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2021

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ICT Virtual Multimedia Learning Tools/Environments: Role and Impact on ESL Learners’ Development of Speech Accuracy—YouTube as an Example

Alobaid

2022

Digital Communication and Learning

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Learning English as a Foreign Language through Social Media: Perspectives from Hong Kong Adolescents

Cited by 2 publications

References 16 publications

Vocabulary Learning Based on Learner-Generated Pictorial Annotations: Using Big Data as Learning Resources

Vocabulary Learning Based on Learner-Generated Pictorial Annotations: Using Big Data as Learning Resources

ICT Virtual Multimedia Learning Tools/Environments: Role and Impact on ESL Learners’ Development of Speech Accuracy—YouTube as an Example

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