Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment
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-t...
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| author | Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul Mohamed Ernes Zahar, Tuti Zalina |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-389742018-02-15T07:11:03Z http://eprints.usm.my/38974/ Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul Mohamed Ernes Zahar, Tuti Zalina L7-991 Education (General) 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. Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38974/1/Enhancing_students%E2%80%99_vocabulary_knowledge_using_the_Facebook_environment.pdf Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul and Mohamed Ernes Zahar, Tuti Zalina (2016) Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5 (2). pp. 217-230. ISSN 2301-9468 http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v5i2.1346 |
| spellingShingle | L7-991 Education (General) Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul Mohamed Ernes Zahar, Tuti Zalina Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment |
| title | Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment |
| title_full | Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment |
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| title_short | Enhancing students’ vocabulary knowledge using the Facebook environment |
| title_sort | enhancing students vocabulary knowledge using the facebook environment |
| topic | L7-991 Education (General) |
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