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ERIC ED565104: Contextual Language Learning: Educational Potential ... |
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This study investigates the potential and use of social |
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networking technology, specifically Facebook, to support |
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a community of practice in an undergraduate-level |
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classroom setting. Facebook is used as a tool with which |
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to provide supplementary language learning materials to |
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develop learners' English writing skills. We adopted the |
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technology acceptance model to examine students' initial |
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expectations and perceptions of, and attitudes toward the |
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use of Facebook as a learning platform for sharing of |
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knowledge and class experiences. Data were collected both |
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qualitatively and quantitatively from 18 students who |
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were enrolled in a semester-long English writing course |
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at a public university in Taiwan. Findings indicate that |
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Facebook provides an easy-to-use interface for learners |
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to leverage the social networking skills that are part |
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and parcel of their everyday world and to generate shared |
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knowledge among each other within a small group |
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environment. Given the fact that college-age students are |
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already proficient with Facebook and other social media, |
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language teachers should take advantage of that situation |
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by incorporating Facebook into classrooms. It is also |
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suggested that language teachers consider their expected |
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learning objectives and outcomes while utilizing Facebook |
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for its educational purposes and meaningfulness. [For |
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full proceedings, see ED565087.] |
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Date Published: 2016-04-23 02:31:56 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED565104 |
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Item Size: 3620641 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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