Leveraging Social Media for Collaborative English Language Learning
Social networking is important for students who are learning English because it allows them to improve their reading and writing skills while simultaneously discovering new texts and expressions to broaden their vocabulary. On a number of sites, educators can use social media to teach English. Every platform has a number of benefits for language learners. When English teachers choose to use social media in the classroom, they must first identify which social media sites will improve their students' performance and what resources they may use to assist students experience English. Higher education students face a number of challenges when utilizing social media, such as time wastage, antisocial behavior, inappropriate use of technology in class, and security issues. To get over these problems, the CL-ELT-SM method—collaborative learning for English language teaching utilizing social media—has been proposed. The suggested approach will examine the most widely used social media platform for English language instruction and go over how teachers might use it in the classroom. Students and teachers can learn more quickly and effectively by connecting educational apps and services, such as Facebook groups and Twitter, with other educational platforms. Students can post content and interact with others on these networks by using social media plugins. A deeper comprehension of the usage of social media for educational purposes is provided by the CL-ELT-SM technique. According to the trial results, the suggested approach improves student performance and reaches a 96.3% level in e-learning interaction between students and teachers.
Authors
- Ahmed A. Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-9746)
- Salah Farhan A Sharif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-9162)
- Israa Abed Jawad
- Adnan Burhan Rajab
- Sattar Jabar Daham Wassif
Institutions
- University of Kirkuk (IQ)
- Al-Nisour University College (IQ)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icercs63125.2024.10895251
- Primary Topic
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00