Normalizing Social Networking in a Beginners' Japanese Course
ARTICLE
Mari Morofushi, Sarah Ellen Pasfield-Neofitou
Language Learning Journal Volume 42, Number 1, ISSN 0957-1736
Abstract
With the spread of the Internet, students now have greater opportunities to use Japanese outside of the classroom. For example, they can interact with other Japanese speakers through instant messaging or social networking, or utilize online dictionaries and translation tools to decipher websites in ways that would be impossible with traditional printed materials. One of the best ways to equip students to take advantage of such opportunities is to use similar technologies in teaching. However, the normalization of computer-mediated communication remains a challenge for educators. This paper describes the use of the social networking site Bebo in a beginners' class at an Australian university. Drawing on student surveys and interviews, this paper discusses some of the issues raised by the use of authentic technology in a foreign language education context.
Citation
Morofushi, M. & Pasfield-Neofitou, S.E. (2014). Normalizing Social Networking in a Beginners' Japanese Course. Language Learning Journal, 42(1), 67-84. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/155417/.
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Keywords
- Assignments
- College Faculty
- computer mediated communication
- Computer Software
- Course Descriptions
- Dictionaries
- educational technology
- Foreign Countries
- internet
- Interviews
- Introductory Courses
- japanese
- Management Systems
- Second Language Instruction
- second language learning
- social networks
- student attitudes
- Surveys
- teacher attitudes
- undergraduate students