Enhancing social media-based participation in L2 communities of practice
| dc.contributor.author | Kataoka, Hajime | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Poulton, M. Cody | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | D'Arcy, Alexandra F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-25T20:22:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-04-25T20:22:10Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2017 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-04-25 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Pacific and Asian Studies | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis is a literature review that reports on the use of social media for language learning and teaching. I argue that the use of one’s first language as well as their second language (L2) on social media is a useful technique while learning L2 because code-switching can play a vital role in communication among users. I also argue that social media-based participation in Communities of Practice (CoPs) can provide learning opportunities for language learners. In the course of my argument, I examine a wide range of studies relating to social media, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics, and I discuss the benefits and risks of the use of social media in language learning. After amalgamating the key points from the literature, I propose a curricular framework for language classrooms which serves as a scaffolding activity for the use of social media for participating in L2 CoPs through objective analysis of linguistic resources. | en_US |
| dc.description.proquestcode | 0290 | en_US |
| dc.description.proquestcode | 0279 | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7987 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ | * |
| dc.subject | Social Media | en_US |
| dc.subject | Applied Linguistics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Community of Practice | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sociolinguistics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Second Language Acquisition | en_US |
| dc.subject | Computer Mediated Communication | en_US |
| dc.title | Enhancing social media-based participation in L2 communities of practice | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |