Sustaining English Language Education with Social Networking Sites (SNSs): A Systematic Review

Mastery of the English language has always been major impediment to many educators and learners around the world. In this rapidly globalising world, social networking sites (SNSs) have risen to the top, especially during the unprecedented advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the review of...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 5710
Main Authors Tan, Siok Yong, Md Yunus, Melor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2023
Subjects
Analysis
Citation indexes
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Education
Education reform
Educational aspects
Educational research
English language
Environmental education
Epidemics
Globalization
Information centers
Language
Language instruction
Literature reviews
Malaysia
Medical research
Methods
Networking
Online social networks
Pandemics
Quality of education
Researchers
Social networks
Social organization
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Systematic review
Teaching methods
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Malaysia
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Summary:Mastery of the English language has always been major impediment to many educators and learners around the world. In this rapidly globalising world, social networking sites (SNSs) have risen to the top, especially during the unprecedented advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the review of SNSs regarding the English education field is scant, in spite of its significance for sustainability education. On that account, this systematic literature review highlights the potential benefits of using SNSs for educational practices. Using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement, 23 articles from 2018 to 2022 were accessed from three databases, particularly Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), and Educational Resources Information Centre (ERIC). First, the reviewed articles manifest that Facebook is the most frequently used SNSs for English educational purposes. Second, the findings indicated that SNSs have shown a positive impact in enhancing English language competency and improving learning attributes. Third, this review addressed the challenges of using SNSs in the English education field. These findings inferred that there are still research gaps related to the use of SNSs in sustaining English language education. Substantially, this review is advantageous for prospective researchers in identifying the research gaps regarding the use of SNSs for English teaching and learning.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15075710