The Use of Facebook The Use of Facebook Improve Motivation on Improve Motivation on English learningEnglish learning

School: Southern Taiwan UniversityNumber:N99C0027 name: Candace Professor: Roger Yang

IntroductionIntroductionMotivationPurposeResearch Question

MotivationMotivationNowadays, Facebook is a popular

way to connect with friends, share, and interact in daily life.

Facebook is part of some people’s everyday activity.

It can be used as a language-learning tool.

PurposePurposeTo explore if using Facebook

reinforces learners’ motivation on learning English.

To explore the learners’ overall impressions of the use of Facebook.

Research QuestionResearch QuestionIs there a significant change in

motivation type before and after the Facebook exposure?

What are the learners’ overall impressions of the use of Facebook?

Literature Literature ReviewReviewMotivation

CMC and FacebookFacebook and English learning

MotivationMotivation

Motivation is the driving force behind any successful L2 learning and no matter how skilled a language learner is, long-term learning goals cannot be achieved without motivation. (Aubry, 2009)

CMC and FacebookCMC and FacebookCMC is defined as any type of human

interaction facilitated by the use of networked which can be either synchronous (happening in real time) or asynchronous (happening over elapsed time)--Facebook is a kind of asynchronous communication. (Aubry, 2009)

Facebook and English Facebook and English learninglearningOnline education is one of the

fastest growing forms of learning today. (Aubry, 2009)

Facebook can be used as a language-learning tool in and outside of the ESL classroom. (White, 2010)

MethodologyMethodologyParticipants and settingInstrumentsProceduresData collectionData analysis

ParticipantsParticipants9 participants (4M/5F) who familiar with

researcher.Age: 28.3Language: Mandarin, TaiwaneseYear of learning English: 11.6 yearsEnglish proficiency: Intermediate in

averageMajor: 2/English; 7/non-EnglishEducation:

InstrumentInstrumentPretest/posttest:

- Background information survey- Questionnaire

Treatment: Two Reading Articles on Facebook

Interview

ProceduresProceduresPretest: Questionnaire at the

beginningMaterial: Two Articles from magazinesProcedure: Read and respond the

articles or other participants’ responses during 6/10-6/14

Posttest: Questionnaire at the last day

Interview

Data CollectionData Collection

Background informationQuestionnaire(pretest/posttest)Messages on the Note of

FacebookInterview

Data AnalysisData Analysis

Is there a significant change in motivation type before and after the Facebook exposure?Pretest/Postest Questionnaire (t-test)

What are the students’ overall impressions of the use of Facebook? Interview