Share Paper: The Use of Facebook for Teaching Oral Communication Skills to English as a Second Language Students

1. Mohammed Debbagh, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States, United States
2. W. Monty Jones, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States, United States

Abstract: The teaching of English as a second language has moved toward the use of the Communicative Language Approach which emphasizes student engagement in social interactions and a focus on teaching oral language skills. Various technologies have been adopted in teaching oral communication skills including digital audio and video, social media platforms, and other Internet communication technologies. This article explores the implications and pedagogical affordances of using the group feature of Facebook as an instructional tool to teach English communication skills to speakers of other languages. The ways in which Facebook connects to the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of ...