The role of using Facebook in improving English

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the role of using facebook in improving Ajloun College English Students' Achievement, It attempted to answer the following main question: What is the role of facebook in improving English vocabulary? To answer the question of the study, the researcher prepared a project based on facebook for the experimental group. Forty female students were purposefully chosen from Ajloun College- English Department in the summer semester of the academic year 2012. The participants of the study consisted of two assigned sections. The experimental group was taught according to facebook; while the control group was taught according to the conventional way (Lecture Method). The researcher used a test as an instrument. A suitable statistical treatment was used to find out the effect of the instructional program on the students’ achievement in vocabulary. On the basis of the results of the present study, the researcher proposed a number of recommendations and suggestions for future research

Keywords

• Computer assisted language learning, achievement, instructional program, facebook

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