Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment

• Main Authors: Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul, Mohamed Ernes Zahar, Tuti Zalina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia 2016
• Subjects: L7-991 Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38974/1/Enhancing_students%E2%80%99_vocabulary_knowledge_using_the_Facebook_environment.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38974/; http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v5i2.1346

This study investigates the effectiveness of using Facebook in enhancing vocabulary knowledge among Community College students. Thirty-three (33) Community College students are exposed to the use of Facebook as an environment of learning and enhancing their English vocabulary. They are given a pre-test and a post-test and the findings indicate that students perform significantly better in the post-test compared to the pre-test. It appears that Facebook could be considered as a supplementary learning environment or learning platform or a learning tool; with meaningful and engaging activities that require students to collaborate, network and functions as a community of practice, particularly for introverted students with low proficiency levels and have low self-esteem.