Abstract
Šis tyrimas įvertina santykinį Facebook, vieno iš populiariausių socialinių tinklų, veiksmingumą, formuojant EFL studentų anglų kalbos įgūdžius universitete, skatinant studentų savarankiškumą ir metakognityvų sąmoningumą. Siekiant šio tikslo, pirmo kurso studentams, pasirinkusiems profesinės anglų kalbos kursą universitete, buvo pateiktas klausimynas, tiriantis jų nuomonę apie Facebook naudą gerinant kalbinius įgūdžius, besimokančiųjų motyvaciją, pasitikėjimą savimi, savarankiškumą mokantis anglų kalbos. Straipsnyje apibrėžiamos metakognityvaus sąmoningumo, besimokančiųjų autonomijos sąvokos ir analizuojami socialinių tinklų pranašumai, studijuojant užsienio kalbą. Tyrimas atskleidė, kad bendraudami Facebook socialiniame tinkle besimokantieji gerina savo kalbinius gebėjimus, skatina savo metakognityvų informuotumą ir savarankiškumą.
Highlights
Technology is more and more integrated into society’s norms
The aim of this study is to investigate if using Facebook can develop students′ awareness and promote their sense of autonomy, foster their metacognitive confidence towards English language learning in the university setting
More than a half of the students (60%) believe that they learn autonomously when they can freely choose the kinds of activities they do on Facebook, e. g. read and write comments, post photos or watch videos, etc
Summary
It is well known that social networking tools have become a way of life for people of all ages and provide a means of communication that is highly accessible to users across the globe. They allow users to participate in a collaborative form of knowledge construction, because they provide tools for creating and sharing information with others through the exchange of profiles, conversation, photos, and videos. It is essential that educators design the curriculum with these characteristics in mind This curriculum should be derived from social and student-centered views of learning, which are best suited to tap into the colla borative nature of the students. Facebook platform offers the potential to access real-world resources that enable more diversified participation in the process of knowledge construction and rehearsal
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