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Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom: Strengths…
Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom:
Strengths and Weaknesses
INTRODUCTION
social networking service (SNS) (Wikipedia, 2010)
e-mail
instant messaging
Facebook and Twitter
worldwide
MySpace and LinkedIn
North America
Friendster, RenRen and CY
Asia
Orkut
in India
Boyd and Ellison (2007)
Ahmad (2011)
Literature Review
2.1
Integrating SNSs into ESL Writing Classroom
Taranto, Dalbon, and Gaetano (2011)
Greenhow, Robelia, and Hughes (2009)
2.2
Constructing Virtual Classroom through Facebook
Yang (2008)
Russell et al., (2003)
Munoz and Towner (2009)
Lenhart and Madden (2007)
2.1.2
Wikipedia as a Discussion Forum
Grandzol and Grandzol (2010)
Taranto, Dalbon
and Gaetano (2011)
(Wikipedia, 2010)
2.2
Advantages of Integrating SNSs into ESL Writing Classroom
Warnock (2009) the environment can be purely textual
Melor (2007) social interaction technologies have great benefits for lifelong
education environments
Kamarul Kabilan, Norlida Ahmad and Zainol Abidin (2010)
Munoz and Towner (2009),
2.3
Disadvantages of Integrating SNSs into ESL Writing Classroom
inserting SNSs into ESL classroom may cause students’ distraction
Simon (2008)
SNSs help students to connect with their teachers and
discuss about homework, tutoring and other school matters.
(Munoz and Towner, 2009)
Richard et al., (2008)
Grandzol and Grandzol (2010)
Kamarul Kabilan, Norlida Ahmad and Zainol Abidin (2010)
Rosenblum (2007)
Methodology
3.1 Research Design
fifteen third-year TESL students
a state university in Malaysia
randomly selected to discuss willingly about the research questions
3.2 Research Instrument
open ended questions
3.3 Data Collection Procedure
the researchers uploaded three open-ended questions on the online discussion
board
Results and Discussion