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Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study

Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

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Main Author: Kanasin, Tunsakul
Other Authors: kanasin.t@hotmail.com
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2014
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Facebook
EFL students
Writing skills
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34624
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spelling my.unimap-346242014-05-22T04:40:26Z Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study Kanasin, Tunsakul kanasin.t@hotmail.com Facebook EFL students Writing skills Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. The use of social networking sites such as Facebook has earned a number of pedagogical benefits in today’s EFL classrooms. This study focuses on employing Facebook as a tool in teaching English writing to Thai EFL learners whereas they were encouraged to provide feedback or comments on their peers’ work. This ongoing research aims to explore how beneficial Facebook is in teaching writing, whether the students can make helpful comments on their classmates’ writing assignments, and what students perceive as benefits and barriers when using Facebook in their writing class. The participants were 20 students enrolling in an English reading an writing course. Pre-test and post-test results were compared to see whether the participants improved their writing. The students were required to complete all writing assignments and provide feedback on their peers’ work. A survey questionnaire was used to analyze the students’ perception towards using Facebook in the writing class. Focus group interviewing was used in order for the researcher to identify problems the students encountered throughout the semester. 2014-05-22T04:40:26Z 2014-05-22T04:40:26Z 2014-02 Working Paper http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34624 en Proceeding of Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 14);2014 Universiti Malaysia Perlis Centre of International Languages
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topic Facebook
EFL students
Writing skills
spellingShingle Facebook
EFL students
Writing skills
Kanasin, Tunsakul
Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study
description Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.
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title Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study
title_short Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study
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title_full_unstemmed Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study
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publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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