Where to Check Homework? The Emphasis on Supportive Feedback via Social Media by Teachers in CALL and Its Consequences on EFL Learners' Self-assessment, Academic Success, Academic Enjoyment
- Title
- Where to Check Homework? The Emphasis on Supportive Feedback via Social Media by Teachers in CALL and Its Consequences on EFL Learners' Self-assessment, Academic Success, Academic Enjoyment
- Creator
- Vadivel B.; Shaban A.A.; Mahmood Alnuaimy L.O.; Thomas C.A.; Neelakandan S.
- Description
- This study investigates the impact of Facebook-mediated supportive feedback on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' self-assessment, academic enjoyment, and academic success in a Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) context. Using a sequential exploratory methodology, this study holistically investigates the research objectives using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Two intact classrooms of lower-intermediate EFL students in an Iraqi language institute were selected; one class was designated as the experimental group receiving Facebook-mediated tasks and the other as the control group using conventional teaching strategies. Among the tools for data collecting were a teacher-made test, semi-structured interviews, and observation. Compared to the control group, the experimental groupwhich received extra Facebook-mediated tasks and conventional course materialsshowcased notably greater degrees of self-assessment, academic enjoyment, and academic success. Positive perceptions of Facebook-mediated interactions were found through the qualitative analyses of observations and interviews, thereby stressing learners' higher motivation, collaboration, and sense of community. The implications of the study are discussed. 2024, The Pacific Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (PacCALL). All rights reserved.
- Source
- CALL-EJ, Vol-25, No. 4, pp. 69-96.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- The Pacific Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (PacCALL)
- Subject
- Academic enjoyment; Academic success; Computer-assisted language learning; Facebook; Self-assessment; Social media
- Coverage
- Vadivel B., Department of General Education, Cihan University-Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq; Shaban A.A., Department of General Education, Cihan University-Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq; Mahmood Alnuaimy L.O., Regional Studies Center, University of Mosul, Iraq; Thomas C.A., Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ Deemed to be University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Neelakandan S., K.Ramakrishnan College of Engineering (Autonomous), Tamilnadu, Tiruchirappalli, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 21879036
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Vadivel B.; Shaban A.A.; Mahmood Alnuaimy L.O.; Thomas C.A.; Neelakandan S., “Where to Check Homework? The Emphasis on Supportive Feedback via Social Media by Teachers in CALL and Its Consequences on EFL Learners' Self-assessment, Academic Success, Academic Enjoyment,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/12854.