Facebook as a Beneficial Tool While Used in Learning Second Language Environment

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Facebook as a Beneficial Tool While Used in Learning Second Language Environment

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104732, PP. 1-13

Krzysztof Polok, Joanna Harezak

Subject Areas: Education

Keywords: Social Networking, Facebook, High School Learners, Innovative Teaching, Motivation, English Learning

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The article hereunder is to focus on the exact phenomenon of the usage of Social Networking Sites (SNS), more specifically the Facebook page and its potential influence on the growth of high school learners’ motivation to learn a foreign language (English). The precise research findings are to be presented and discussed in detail. In an attempt to obtain as meaningful outcomes as possible, the study which is to be depicted was conducted using a mixed method. Thus, the numerical data was completed with the qualitative outcomes. Furthermore, the innovative method of teaching English is presented in detailed comparison with the traditional one.

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Polok, K. and Harezak, J. (2018). Facebook as a Beneficial Tool While Used in Learning Second Language Environment. Open Access Library Journal, 5, e4732. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104732.

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