A Descriptive Study on EFL Learners’ Perceptions of Facebook

Year 2017, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 381 - 400, 20.06.2017

Selami Aydın

Abstract

There
is a strong need to investigate English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’
perceptions of Facebook as a language-learning environment, as their
perceptions that directly influence their language development and achievement
have not been examined within the EFL learning context. Thus, this study aims
to investigate EFL learners’ perceptions of Facebook as a language learning
environment. The sample group of the study consisted of 174 EFL learners at a
state university in Turkey. After administering a background questionnaire and
a survey that assessed their perceptions, the frequencies, mean scores,
standard deviations were computed. The results showed that Turkish EFL students
perceive Facebook as an environment for communication, interaction,
socialization, language learning and cultural interaction. It was recommended
that further research should focus on the variables and determinants that may
affect their perceptions to understand the theoretical and practical aspects
regarding cultural differences.

Keywords

English as a foreign language, learning, Facebook

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