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 Volume 4, Issue 12 (December 2017, Part 2), Pages: 185-192

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Social networks as instructional tools beyond a classroom

 Author(s): Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin *, Wan Raihan Wan Shaaidi, Shahirah Mohd Hashim

 Affiliation(s):

 Centre of Preparatory and General Studies, TATIUC, 24000 Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.033

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 Abstract:

English teachers always seek new and interesting approaches to teach English which are relevant to today’s digital native students. WhatsApp Application (WA) has been suggested by many to be used in ESL classrooms. Therefore, this paper reports a study on the use of WA features (text, image and video) as an instructional tool beyond a regular classroom, students’ perception towards the use of WA in teaching and the benefits and drawbacks of using WA in promoting English language learning. A mix-method research design was utilized to obtain detailed information about the use of WA out of the confined classroom. The instruments include observations on WA exchanged messages, semi-structured interviews and survey questionnaire. The outcomes of the study suggest an instructional tool which can be used “in the real world” and help lecturers to understand the prospective benefits of WA to enhance the teaching and learning process. 

 © 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Whatsapp, English language learning, Instructional tool, Social network, English language teaching

 Article History: Received 20 December 2016, Received in revised form 25 September 2017, Accepted 18 October 2017

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.033

 Citation:

 Shariffuddin SA, Shaaidi WRW, and Hashim SM (2017). Social networks as instructional tools beyond a classroom. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(12): 185-192

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 http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/V4I12(2)/Asmawati.html

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