The ways of using social media in teaching a foreign language at school

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E.A.Buketov University of Karaganda
Arapbayev D.E.
The ways of using social media in teaching a foreign
language at school
Караганды, 2015
Scientific adviser, c.p.s, docent
Uteubayeva E.A.
Karaganda, 2021

2. Purpose of the research:

to theoretically substantiate and practically
determine the methods of using social networks
in teaching foreign languages at school

3. Research objectives

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4.
Reveal the entity of the concept of "social networks" as a
phenomenon of modern communication;
Consider the didactic possibilities of social networks in teaching
foreign languages;
Determine the methods of using social networks in foreign language
teaching at school;
Check the effectiveness of the study.

4. For task 1, based on the analysis of scientific literature, we revealed the essence of the concept of "social networks" as a

For task 1, based on the analysis of scientific literature, we
revealed the essence of the concept of "social networks" as a
phenomenon of modern communication
The concept of "social networks"
Social networks:
platform for communication
educational platform
additional interactive resource in training
important for learning foreign languages

5. Disadvantages of social media

What is negatively affected by the social network?
On the inner state of a person
On the processes of the brain
On the nervous system
To the literacy level
Social communication skills
On the type of thinking

6. The pros of social media

Communication
Self-development
Efficiency
Saving time
Training

7. For task 2, we considered the didactic possibilities of social networks in teaching foreign languages

Social networks - didactic opportunities: opportunities aimed
at learning something:
Allow to use modern approaches in consolidating educational
material
Teacher status changes (coordinator's role)
The student's self-control and independence increases
Allow you to interact "here and now“
Affects the motivational aspect

8. Results of a survey of 10th grade students of KSU "Gymnasium №97".

Results of a survey of 10th grade students of KSU "Gymnasium №97".
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40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
для общения
для развлечения
для
образования
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9. Facebook

Students and teachers can communicate outside of
class, discuss, discuss problems on the forum
Students and teachers can share photos, videos, and
PDFs that relate to their training.
Students can conduct surveys
Create a page where students publish their work and
receive comments from their colleagues

10. Твиттер

English speaking account
A number of hashtags related to training
Students can take important notes on Twitter and share
them with classmates
On Twitter you can post small reviews of books, movies
and music

11. Instagram

Development of communicative competence
Students are encouraged to read and improve their
writing skills.

12. Psychological benefits

Getting to know each other on a social network is
faster thanks to the user’s profile
Social networks contribute to the destruction of
hierarchical boundaries between users
Consolidation of the training group
Speed of adaptation to the new communication space
Interaction within the social environment contributes
to increased motivation to learn

13. For tasks 3 and 4, we determined the methods of using s.n. in school and checked the effectiveness of the study.

The practical training program included 4 stages:
Stage 1: First ascertaining research.
Stage 2: Formative Experiment.
Stage 3: The second ascertaining research
Stage 4: Сomparative analysis.

14. The developed set of exercises includes three groups of exercises

I. A group of exercises aimed at the correct
construction of written texts;
II. A group of exercises aimed at improving the
logical connection;
III. A group of exercises aimed at improving the
skills of maintaining meaningful compliance.

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Results of the ascertaining level studythe formation of foreign language
skills of studentson the material of an essay with elements of reasoning
(in %)
№
Criteria of formation
1
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
Content
Average score
38,1
Language design
Vocabulary
47,6
Grammar
33,3
Spelling and punctuation
Average score
50
41,4

20.

Results of the second ascertaining level study the formation of foreign
language skills and essay writing skills with elements of reasoning of
students of the experimental group (in%)
№
1
2
Criteria of formation
Content
Average score
52,4
Language design
2.1
2.2
2.3
Vocabulary
52,4
Grammar
42,9
Spelling and punctuation
Average score
71,4
56,7

21. Comparative analysis of the first and second ascertaining studies

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70
60
50
1 срез
2 срез
40
30
20
10
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