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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2016.12.004
Oklt Alsqoor College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
This study aimed at investigating the effect of Facebook on grammar discussion and writing skill in English as a foreign language for university students. The study sample consisted of 60 students at Oklt Al Sqoor College of Science and Arts in Saudi Arabia and was divided into two groups: 30 students for the experimental group and 30 students for the control group. The instrument of the study was an EFL grammar and writing test. Students in both the experimental and the control group were pre-tested using the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) grammar and writing test. After that the experimental group was taught using Facebook while the control group was taught using the traditional method. Finally, students in both groups were post-tested using the EFL grammar and writing test. Results of the study showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in the post-test of EFL grammar and writing. This difference can be attributed to using Facebook.
Facebook, grammar discussion, writing skill, English as a foreign language
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