Encouraging ESL Discourse Exchanges via Facebook : A Study on Engineering Students

• Main Authors: Kho, Marcus Gee-Whai, Chuah, Kee-Man
• 格式: Conference or Workshop Item
• 语言: English
• 出版: Technology and Innovation Conference 2015 2015
• 主题: AC Collections. Series. Collected works
• 在线阅读: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1132/1/Encouraging%2BESL%2BDiscourse%2BExchanges%2Bvia%2BFacebook%2BA%2BStudy%2Bon%2BEngineering%2528abstract%2529.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1132/; http://www.pmu.edu.my/

Online social networks have been widely used by educators as an alternative tool for language teaching and learning. In this study, Facebook is used as a tool to facilitate students ‟discussion activity. The activity involved 85 students who enrolled in a compulsory English course. The students wer...