ESL@FACEBOOK: A TEACHER’S DIARY ON USING FACEBOOK
ESL@FACEBOOK: A TEACHER’S DIARY ON USING FACEBOOK
Author(s): Monique N. SimpsonSubject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group and The University of Nicosia
Keywords: ESL; Facebook; social networking site; teacher’s diary; action research
Summary/Abstract: This study investigates whether Facebook would be an ‘effective and easy’ teaching tool in ESL classes in South Korean universities. Using a teacher’s diary, action research was conducted. The study indicated that Facebook is not different from other new teaching tools; the teacher must familiarize him/herself with the tool to use it confidently. Second, a student’s ‘lazy factor’ is quite problematic in the learning process. Lastly, action research and a teacher’s journal can increase teacher’s self-accountability.
Journal: Teaching English with Technology
- Issue Year: 12/2012
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 36-48
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
