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Shafie, Latisha Asmaak; Yaacob, Aizan; Singh, Paramjit Kaur Karpal – English Language Teaching, 2016
The article discusses the investment of L2 learners in the English language on Facebook that they portrayed through their Facebook activities. It studied four informants consisted of diploma students in a Malaysian university. The study consisted of 14 weeks of online observation and semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from online…
Descriptors: Social Media, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
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Hussin, Supyan; Abdullah, Mohamad Yahya; Ismail, Noriah; Yoke, Soo Kum – English Language Teaching, 2015
This study investigates the effects of the CMC applications on the ESL/EFL writing anxiety. This is a descriptive study using a mixed-method that adopted both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Three instruments were employed to answer the research questions of the current study which are Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Shafie, Latisha Asmaak; Yaacob, Aizan; Singh, Paramjit Kaur Karpal – English Language Teaching, 2016
This qualitative research investigates the practice of lurking among English as a second language (ESL) learners in a Facebook group discussion. Lurking is a term used to describe the activity of following and observing any online discussions or activities without contributing to the discussions. Lurkers are often accused of being invisible and…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Challob, Ala'a Ismael; Bakar, Nadzrah Abu; Latif, Hafizah – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study examined the effects of collaborative blended learning writing environment on students' writing apprehension and writing performance as perceived by a selected group of EFL students enrolled in one of the international schools in Malaysia. Qualitative case study method was employed using semi-structured interview, learning diaries and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yoke, Soo Kum; Rajendran, Cecilia Bai; Sain, Noridah; Kamaludin, Puteri Nur Hidayah; Nawi, Sofwah Md; Yusof, Suhaili – English Language Teaching, 2013
Conventional corrective feedback has been widely practiced but has been said to be tedious, stressful and time consuming. As such, the focus of this study is to investigate the use of an alternative method to giving corrective feedback namely, an online corrective feedback through e-mail. In order to examine if this innovative form of corrective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail
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Yunus, Melor Md; Salehi, Hadi; Chenzi, Chen – English Language Teaching, 2012
With the rapid development of world and technology, English learning has become more important. Teachers frequently use teacher-centered pedagogy that leads to lack of interaction with students. This paper aims to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of integrating social networking tools into ESL writing classroom and discuss the ways to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning