Lessons Learned from Teaching English through Facebook Live for Future

Facebook Live has become a means of teaching and learning in many parts of the world. This paper, thus, reports an examination of teaching English through Facebook Live and students' experiences of learning on it in the COVID-19 pandemic. It as participatory action research employed observation...

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Published inInternational Journal of Technology in Education and Science Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 14 - 32
Main Authors Giri, Prakash Chandra, Rana, Karna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Society for Technology, Education, and Science 15.01.2022
Subjects
Communication Skills
COVID-19
Distance Education
Educational Technology
English (Second Language)
Foreign Countries
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Interaction
Online Courses
Pandemics
Program Effectiveness
School Closing
Second Language Instruction
Social Media
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
Technological Literacy
Technology Uses in Education
Videoconferencing
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Summary:Facebook Live has become a means of teaching and learning in many parts of the world. This paper, thus, reports an examination of teaching English through Facebook Live and students' experiences of learning on it in the COVID-19 pandemic. It as participatory action research employed observation of self-managed Facebook Live streaming, and an online semi-structured interview with students and parents. The intervention of Facebook Live consisted of three strategies: pre-recorded video streaming, live teaching and a combination of both. This paper reports on how students in absence of a physical classroom learned English through Facebook Live, developed communicative skills and gained ICT skills. Although the teacher's lessons on Facebook Live were appreciated by students and parents as students could get ideas for speaking English, students expressed concerns if they could interact with the teacher and friends. Facebook Live associated with videoconferencing tools, however, can complement physical classroom learning in crises and normal situations.
ISSN:2651-5369
DOI:10.46328/ijtes.309