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SUMMARY:Understanding Macao University’s English as a Second Language (E
 SL) Learners’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Social Networking Sites for E
 nglish Language Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study - Sokkeng Leung – MPhil 
 Student\, Research in Second Language Education\, Wolfson College 
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CONTACT:Francisco Orozco
DESCRIPTION:In our 21st century\, it is undeniable that the use of social 
 networking sites (SNS) penetrates our life in every single aspect. As with
  Vygotsky’s (1978) socio-cultural theory\, human minds are mediated with
  external cultural artefacts\, then social media\, in this case\, serve as
  the cultural artefacts that mediate our language learners’ learning pro
 cess from an external to an internal plane. This research focuses on eluci
 dating the relationship between the use of SNS and its influence on second
  or foreign language learning\, as well as second or foreign language lear
 ners’ attitudes towards the use of SNS for language learning. Data are c
 ollected from three higher educational institutions in Macao\, and a mixed
 -methods research methodology with survey and interviews is employed to in
 vestigate 1) the SNS Macao University ESL learners use for English languag
 e learning\, 2) ESL learners’ use of SNS and its influence on English la
 nguage learning and 3) ESL learners’ attitudes towards SNS for English l
 anguage learning. The project aims to explore the pedagogical values of SN
 S for second language teachers and learners\, as well as to deepen educato
 rs and researchers’ understanding towards the implications of social-net
 working-sites-language-learning for future second language research.
LOCATION:Lee Hall\, Wolfson College
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