Journal of Information Technology & Software Engineering
Open Access
ISSN: 2165- 7866
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2165- 7866
+44 1300 500008
Masahiro Sato
Graduate School of Science and Engineering for Education,
3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555
Japan
Research Article
Exploring Academic Use of Online Social Networking Sites (SNS) for Language Learning: Japanese Students Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Facebook
Author(s): Shugufta Abrahim, Bilal Ahmed Mir, Hayato Suhara and Masahiro SatoShugufta Abrahim, Bilal Ahmed Mir, Hayato Suhara and Masahiro Sato
Social networking sites (SNS) have become an integral part of modern society. Among online social networks, Facebook is considered as one of the most popular platforms for online social networking among millions of users including students of all ages. This paper attempts to evaluate whether Japanese students consider Social networking site Facebook as effective online language-learning platform and whether this social learning approach provide students with the opportunity to voluntarily learn English as a second language and gain experiences that help them to better communicate with foreigners using English. A survey was carried out with 88 undergraduates, postgraduate and research students at University of Toyama, Japan to observe learners' perceptions and attitudes towards the usefulness of Facebook for online language learning. Data collected with the use of structured questionna.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7866.1000223