Developing Arabic writing skills using Facebook
Writing is a challenging task to many foreign language learners. This study describes an attempt to use Facebook to teach writing to Arabic learners. Facebook allows users to share messages, not only in one-to-one but also in one-to-many mode of communication. The thread of communication posted on...
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iium-41872012-01-04T07:34:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4187/ Developing Arabic writing skills using Facebook Wan Ahmad, Wan Rusli Mat Daud, Nuraihan PI Oriental languages and literatures Writing is a challenging task to many foreign language learners. This study describes an attempt to use Facebook to teach writing to Arabic learners. Facebook allows users to share messages, not only in one-to-one but also in one-to-many mode of communication. The thread of communication posted on the wall was analysed. The posts revealed that Facebook was widely used by students to communicate. A total of about 89 comments or feedback were given by peers for every writing activity, with an average of four comments made on each student’s work. Arabic was used by the students, and the feedback focussed on grammatical and spelling errors. The survey revealed that majority of the students preferred using the Facebook to develop their writing skills. 2011-04-23 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4187/1/facebook_arabic_writing.pdf Wan Ahmad, Wan Rusli and Mat Daud, Nuraihan (2011) Developing Arabic writing skills using Facebook. In: International Language Conference (ILC) 2011, 22-24 April 2011, International Islamic University Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/ilc/ |
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Writing is a challenging task to many foreign language learners. This study describes an attempt to use Facebook to teach writing to Arabic learners. Facebook allows users to share messages, not only in one-to-one but also in one-to-many mode of communication. The thread of communication posted on the wall was analysed. The posts revealed that Facebook was widely used by students to communicate. A total of about 89 comments or feedback were given by peers for every writing activity, with an average of four comments made on each student’s work. Arabic was used by the students, and the feedback focussed on grammatical and spelling errors. The survey revealed that majority of the students preferred using the Facebook to develop their writing skills. |
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