Abstract
<p class="Abstract">This paper narrates the use of multi-platforms’ online affinity space called Teacherfiera.com to support ESL teachers’ professional development. Teacherfiera.com utilizes three online platforms which are BlogSpot, Facebook Group and Telegram Group that works in parallel with each other. Each platform is readily available to be used for free by the public and provides contextualized personal as well as group interactions. These platforms which have been integrated into Teacherfiera.com also work as a bank for English Language Teaching materials which are accessible 24/7 and allows users to respond to specific materials or engage in a general topic of discussion. The creation of Teacherfiera.com started as a response towards the need for teachers’ support in the dissemination and implementation of the new CEFR-aligned English Language Curriculum.</p>
Highlights
This study aims to narrate the use of multi-platform online applications by Teacherfiera.com as the medium for affinity space among ESL teachers, as part of their professional development
Teacherfiera.com consists of a BlogSpot website, a Facebook group and a Telegram group that combined to be a unified platform that can be considered as an affinity space, a concept built by [1]
This concept explains how people interact within a space [1]. The administrator chose these social media platforms as it is the current trend and holds huge ability to accommodate the objective of Teacherfiera.com [2]
Summary
This study aims to narrate the use of multi-platform online applications by Teacherfiera.com as the medium for affinity space among ESL teachers, as part of their professional development. Teacherfiera.com consists of a BlogSpot website, a Facebook group and a Telegram group that combined to be a unified platform that can be considered as an affinity space, a concept built by [1]. Despite being led by Master Trainers, Teacherfiera.com is considered as informal learning for the ESL teachers This is because it existed in the online social network environment [5] and there is no fixed curriculum or programme to be followed [6], but rather the sharing of knowledge and experience are made personally by users while being moderated by the administrators. As Facebook is a very popular platform among teachers in Malaysia, it is a great platform that provides an easy way to reach more users using it’s Share button as well as to receive comments and questions on the specific materials on each post made.
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