Using Facebook page to learn English at home

1. Using Facebookpage to learn English at home

2. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Basic Information HaifaaAlhazmi MA. Education Apply Learning Technology Charlotte Fregona 31/01/2012 facebook View photos of AHWE Send AHWE a message Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Photos 2 Albums The Family Updated last Tuesday My photos

3. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Outline: Share facebook View photos of AHWE • The technology • What is the idea in this project?? • Reasons for choosing teach English language and in this project!! • Reasons for choosing Facebook tool in this project!! • Development Stages • Implementation stages • When and where did this project take place?? • What worked well? • What did not work well?? • Further work • How can I use this experience in my further practice? • Conclusion • Bibliography Send AHWE a message Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Photos 2 Albums The Family Updated last Tuesday My photos

4. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… The technology: Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) • It is one of social networking sits that is designed to allow people to keep in touch with each other by providing facilities for communication. Not only that but it also allows the users to share media and  play games. • It was created in 2006. • More than 800 million active users • More than 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day • Average user has 130 friends. • People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook. • The number of Facebook members who declare themselves as faculty and staff is over 297,000. • This quantity has  increased noticeably, reaching 500% in one year alone. Send AHWEG a message Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

5. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… What is the idea?? Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message Haifaa Alhazmi by using facebook page, teaching many English language lessons in different ways than usually delivered in classrooms Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . HaifaaAlhazmiFour hypothesis questions How do students usually use this kind of website for learning purposes? How far is the strength of social networks sites used for educational objective? Does the level of participants affect the use of this sort of technology for teaching and learning goals? What is the attitude among students towards using social networks for educational purposes? At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

6. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Reasons for choosing teach English language in this project :- Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message Poke message HaifaaAlhazmi1.Teaching English as a Second language has become one of the most popular subjects in teaching due to the increase of using English language around the world. 2.Many countries around the world teach their pupils English language as a compulsory subject because they know the importance of this language. APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

7. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Reasons for choosing Facebook tool for teaching purpose in this project :- Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message Poke message Haifaa Alhazmi1.Recently,Facebook page has been developed swiftly and become more popular site as a platform of communication and interactive dissection 2.The British council states that “69% of learners around the world said that they learned most effectively when socialising informally’’. 3.This result indicates that a lot of students learn more effectively when they share their knowledge with the outside environment. 4.Therefore, many educational institutions have been attracted to use Facebook to enhance learning process because it provides a new form of learning or teaching instead of the traditional classroom and that can meet individual interest by enabling users to join groups. . APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

8. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Development Stages!!! Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message HaifaaAlhazmiIt has three development stages: 1.Choosing participants for the intervention who are at the same level of English (high school students), because I want them to feel confident to discuss with each other; it can also help me to evaluate their achievements easily during this study. 2.To have a better idea of what context would be useful in this project, informal conversations were conducted with my participants; I also had a look at the English language curriculum for the first semester of second grade high school. 3.Create a new group in my Facebook account and then invite participants and their parents to take part in this project. . Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

9. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Implementation stage:  Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message • Haifaa Alhazmi The experiment requires that the participants only need: • Facebook account • A personal computer • Internet access • . Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

10. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… When and where!! Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message • Haifaa Alhazmi This project started on 30/11/2011 • There was no specific time for sessions due to the different time zones between the UK and Saudi Arabia ,and I am studying as a full–time student. • Hence, I prepared the session the day before to be ready to be used from the participations the next day. • I was online at specific times for observing participants ,giving some feedback and to help them and solve out any technology problems that might face them during the experiment. • . Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

11. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… What worked well??? Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message • Haifaa Alhazmi After finishing the experiments, the participants and their parents were interviewed to determine the effectiveness of the project. • Most of the participants believed that they learned a lot from this experience, because they could find a platform to practise their learning in a real world. • Their parents said that they found their children demonstrated a desire to study by using this kind of technology. They mentioned that their children could share their knowledge with their peers very easily, without the need to make a call or other kind of communication. Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

12. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… What did not work well??? Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message • Haifaa Alhazmi. • Some of my students were responded in Arabic language • Some of them tried to avoid to be involved in any discussion. • There were some delays in responding due to they are full time students and have many exams during my project. • Speaking skill could not be taught in this project because I could not find a way to teach it by using Facebook site. Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

13. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Further work!!!! Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message Haifaa Alhazmi Applying a self-assessment approach & peer assessment. Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

14. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… How can I use this experience in my further practice? Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message • Haifaa Alhazmi • Try to make some activities outside the class. • Try to communicate with my students informally. • By using this way of teaching, I will be closer with my students & the relationship between parents and me will be stronger by inviting them to Facebook group. Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

15. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Conclusion : Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) Send AHWEG a message Haifaa Alhazmi The objectives of this study are twofold: to assess the affect of using Facebook in engaging students to learn English at home, and to examine the students’ motivation in the use of the social network for educational purpose. Many students’ soft skills have been improved through this project, such as independent study and confidence. However, there are some limitations and difficulties of this project that need to be considered carefully. Overall, I can conclude that using technology for teaching and learning purposes is very useful for teachers and students, and educators are required to improve this teaching way to increase the benefits and eliminate the weaknesses. Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama

16. Wall Photos Events Boxes HaifaaAlhazmi Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Bibliography: Share facebook View photos of AHWEG (5) • BOUD, D. (1995). Enhancing learning through self assessment, London, Kogan Page. • Dalton, A. (2009).Teaching and learning through social networks. Avalibal:http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/teaching-learning-through-social-networks last accessed on 1 Novamber 2011 • Mazer, J.P., Murphy, R.E. and Simonds, C.J. (2007). 'I'll See You On “Facebook”: The Effects of Computer-Mediated Teacher Self-Disclosure on Student Motivation, Affective Learning, and Classroom Climate. • Kilpatrick, G.(2011).Amazing-Facebook-Statistics. Available : • http://fanpageflow.com/amazing-facebook-statistics/last accessed on 15 December 2011 Send AHWEG a message Poke message APPS Apps and Games Photos Music Notes Notes . At home with English is a group to learn English Friends Sara Wafa Eman Rawan Azoz Lama