Volume 26 Number 1, 2022 Social media as an e-portfolio platform: Effects on L2 learners’ speaking performance

Social media as an e-portfolio platform: Effects on L2 learners’ speaking performance

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Volume 26 Number 1, 2022
contributor.author:
Zheng, Yan Barrot, Jessie S.
date.accessioned:
2022-08-06T02:23:12Z
date.available:
2022-08-06T02:23:12Z
date.copyright:
2022
date.issued:
2022-08-08
description.abstract:
In the past few years, there has been an increase in the use of social media for language pedagogy. While some high-profile social media platforms have been extensively studied, their potential as an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) is under-researched, particularly in the area of L2 (i.e., English) speaking. Thus, this study fills in the vacuum by investigating the effects of social media as an e-portfolio platform for the speaking performance of L2 students whose L1 is Chinese. Using a quasi-experimental design, the findings demonstrate the viability of a social media-based e-portfolio for significantly improving college students’ speaking performances. These results were linked to three factors, namely the (a) social pressure from high visibility, (b) sense of captive audience, and (c) increased level of engagement due to the interactive features of the platform. Some technical and learner/learning-related challenges were also reported by students. Implications for L2 speaking pedagogy, assessment, and future studies are discussed.
endingpage:
19
format:
Article
format.extent:
19
identifier.citation:
Zheng, Y., & Barrot, J. S. (2022). Social media as an e-portfolio platform: Effects on L2 learners’ speaking performance. Language Learning & Technology, 26(1), 1–19. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73487
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73487
number:
1
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology (co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)
rights.license:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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/item/10125-73487/
startingpage:
1
subject:
Social Media, Electronic Portfolio, QQ, Portfolio Assessment
title:
Social media as an e-portfolio platform: Effects on L2 learners’ speaking performance
type:
Article Text
volume:
26