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Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom: Strengths…
Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom: Strengths and Weaknesses
Melor Md Yunus, Hadi Salehi & Chen Chenzi :
Introduction
SNS- A social networking service is an online platform or medium used to establish social networks or social relations among individuals who share interests and activities (Wikipedia, 2010)
SNS are for 1.to meet new people, 2. to communicate "with people who are already a part of their extended social network” (Boyd and Ellison (2007, p 210)
Facebook and Twitter are widely used worldwide; MySpace and LinkedIn - in North America, Friendster, RenRen and CY - in Asia, Orkut is in India.
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Methodology
Research Design
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The participants were fifteen third-year TESL students (e males and 12 females) in a state university in Malaysia who were randomly selected to discuss willingly about the research questions.
Research Instrument
three open ended questions which aimed to
investigate teacher-trainees’ opinions about integrating SNSs into ESL writing classroom. The questions were about the advantages and disadvantages of using SNSs in teaching ESL writing and the ways to plan activities by integrating SNSs into the classroom.
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Conclusion
to increase students’ interests in writing, they need to have some confidence
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If teachers manage time to read students’ blogs or notes online, students will be motivated to have some potential readers. After reading students’ blogs, teacher should make comments on the blog, pick out their excellent sentences or points and praise them.
Using brainstorming strategy not only helps students store ideas for writing but also improves their creative thinking skills.
Once the SNSs are integrated into ESL writing classroom, students will be more interested in writing so that their writing skills will be improved.
Teachers should try to give students choices, responsibilities and opportunities to interact while they write.
teachers should apply new activities and tools in the classroom, they should improve their ICT skills and get familiar with the SNSs.
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