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Using Social Networking Sites as a Platform for Second Language Instruction
Author(s) -
Prichard Caleb
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tesol journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1949-3533
pISSN - 1056-7941
DOI - 10.1002/tesj.113
Subject(s) - feeling , globe , language assessment , psychology , comprehension approach , language education , language acquisition , language industry , computer mediated communication , computer science , mathematics education , world wide web , the internet , social psychology , neuroscience
Social networking sites ( SNS s) are increasingly used to communicate and to maintain relationships with people around the globe, and their usage has certainly led to incidental language gains for second language (L2) users. Language instructors are just beginning to utilize SNS sites to manage their courses or to have students practice language skills. This article examines action research studies that have utilized SNS s in language courses and other studies that have surveyed L2 learners on their attitudes and feelings concerning the use of SNS s for language learning.