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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-07T09:26:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-07T09:26:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12678 | |
dc.description | B.ED.(HONS) | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have become universally-adopted communication tools. This makes them potentially valuable resources in teaching and learning to enhance motivation and engagement, and to offer an increased sense of community between teachers and students, and also among students themselves. Shih (2011) suggests that the popularity of Facebook as a communication tool is ultimately what encouraged the students to be more motivated and to enjoy the learning process. This study presents and discusses the impact of a teaching and learning programme for English Literature at secondary level, through the use of SNSs, particularly, Facebook. Data was collected through semi-guided interviews, self-reflective journals and questionnaires. Results suggest that despite some voiced reservations on the part of the teachers, both teachers and students maintain a positive attitude towards the use of SNSs in an educational context. During the self-reflective process, the researcher also inferred that Facebook was able to generate motivation, real-life linkage for the students, empathy with the fictional character and an enjoyable classroom atmosphere. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social networks -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | English literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Motivation in education -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Using Facebook to teach English literature in Maltese secondary schools | en_GB |
dc.type | bachelorThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty of Education | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Farrugia, Annabelle | |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacEdu - 2015 |
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