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Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom: Strengths…
Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom:
Strengths and Weaknesses
SNS (Social Networking Service)
an online platform to share interest and activities (Wikipedia, 2010)
allow users to share their opinions, interests, activities and events within their individual networks
are web based and provide means for users to interact by using e-mail or
instant messaging.
widely used types
Facebook and Twitter=
worldwide
MySpace and LinkedIn =North America
Friendster, RenRen and CY
= Asia
Literatute review
Integrating SNSs into ESL Writing Classroom
advantages
familiar and comfortable(Warnock 2009)
build a community for disabled (Warnock 2009)
develop writing skills(Melor, 2007)
sense of
global interaction
multimedia interaction
responsibility for their works
can read comments
disadvantages
students’ distraction
breed inappropriate relationships between teachers and students.(Simon, 2008)
difficult to persuade learners to join online forum (Munoz and Towner, 2009)
diminished completion rates (Grandzol, 2010)
waste time(Kamarul Kabilan et al, 2010)
internet connection problems
"copy-paste"
6 steps for Constructing Virtual Classroom through Facebook (Munoz and Towner, 2009)
create a group by using Group Tool
if teacher wants, one can make it private, after all students have joined
after class teacher can close the discussion board
inside the group teacher can post discussion topics, videos, links
invite "Guests" into the group that other experts also can interact in the board
make sure that students actively engage in questions and discussion
Methodology
Research Design
online discussion
15 third-year TESL students (3 males and 12 females) in a state university in Malaysia
Research Instrument
3 open ended questions
Data Collection Procedure
coded, categorized and interpreted
3 open-ended questions
Results and Discussion
15 TESL students, 10 years experience in learning
do not use social networking
instant messaging for message, social networking
based on 3 issues
Planning Activities
Advantages of Using Social Networking Tools
enhance outside classroom interaction
broaden students’ knowledge
increase motivation and build confidence
train students’ thinking and writing skills
Disadvantages of Using Social Networking
lack of concentration on learning
learning environment boring
informal short forms appear increasingly and they will affect students’ actual writing.