The conception of interaction through skype social networks in learning English as a second language
Author
Source
Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 4 (31 May. 2017), pp.281-293, 13 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-05-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study aimed to investigate the influence of using written interaction through Skype to facilitate learning English Language, It focused on using Skype as a social networking program to act as communication tool for individuals.
This study combined the quantitative and qualitative methods to achieve research purposes.
Quantitative data was established by using questionnaire.
It designed to evaluate the student responses towards the class activity.
Qualitative data attempted to analyze the conversations between students through screenshots.
Thirty Korean nonnative speakers, both male and female, from Kangwon National University were randomly assigned into five groups, six students for each group.
Participants attended two Skype chat sessions per week.
It continued for two weeks.
Every Skype chat activity spent about twenty minutes.
The results of this study illustrated that Learners showed the tendency of using fragmented syntactic structures.
They were able to use some of the discourse markers.
In addition, a Skype Chat supported participants to recover common grammatical errors.
According to SPSS analysis, there were a lot of effective aspects of using Skype for learning English.
Some of them were: space of convenience and increasing the motivation between students by using the online technologies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Dawud, Abd al-Aziz. 2017. The conception of interaction through skype social networks in learning English as a second language. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences،Vol. 1, no. 4, pp.281-293.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901283
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Dawud, Abd al-Aziz. The conception of interaction through skype social networks in learning English as a second language. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences Vol. 1, no. 4 (May. 2017), pp.281-293.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901283
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Dawud, Abd al-Aziz. The conception of interaction through skype social networks in learning English as a second language. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences. 2017. Vol. 1, no. 4, pp.281-293.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901283
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 292-293
Record ID
BIM-901283