Lessons Learned from Teaching English through Facebook Live for Future

• Published in: International Journal of Technology in Education and Science Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 14 - 32
• Main Authors: Giri, Prakash Chandra, Rana, Karna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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; Nepal
• DOI: 10.46328/ijtes.309
• ISSN: 2651-5369

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.