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An, H., & Sung, E. (2014, September). The Effects of BAND(Mobile Social Network Service) on the English Writing Abilities and Affective Domains of Korean Elementary School Students. Paper presented at the meeting of KAMALL Annual Conference 2014, Seoul, Korea. [Abstract] The use of SNS (Social Network Service) for writing activities has become a popular contemporary practice. SNS can provide students with flexible time schedule and allow instructors to send instant feedback. There has been previous research on English teaching using game applications, words, short messages, and communication styles (Hui, 2012;Kim, 2013; Park, 2013; Yoon, 2014). However, there has been no study exploring the effects of English diaries using private SNS. This study investigates the effects of BAND(mobile SNS)-based English diaries on the writing abilities of Korean elementary school students, focusing on fluency and accuracy. In addition, this study examines whether the affective domains (i.e. interest and self-confidence) are also influenced by BAND-based English diaries. The subjects of this study were 50 sixth graders from a public elementary school in the city Kwangju. The students were divided into two groups. An experimental group consisted of 25 students who kept writing BAND-based diaries, and a control group was composed of 25 students who kept writing paper-based diaries. The students in the experimental group didn’t have to be afraid of writing in public because BAND is a private SNS unlike the other SNS. A pre-writing test was administrated before the eight week experiment began, and a post-writing test was done upon its completion. During the experiment, both the experimental and control groups kept English diaries once a week for 8 weeks. The teacher proposed a writing topic for the English diaries every Monday or students could choose the topic by themselves. The control group received feedback on paper while the experimental group received feedback through the ‘Band’. In order to analyze the data in terms of fluency, we contrasted the number of words and sentences in both pre and post tests. Regarding accuracy, grammatical errors were counted on pre and post tests and calculated into percentages. The following graphs show the results of pre and post tests in regards to the number of words and sentences. The results revealed that the experimental group showed more progress in terms of fluency than the control group. The students were often able to communicate with the teacher and were highly motivated by the instant feedback they received through BAND. However, there were no significant differences in accuracy between the two groups. The students in the experimental group seemed to focus on fluency when they wrote their diaries and also got more content- based feedback than formal feedback from the teacher. [....]
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The Effects of BAND(Mobile Social Network Service) on the
English Writing Abilities and Affective Domains of Korean Elementary School Students
Heeyoung An, Eunkyung Sung
Contents Introduction (Background, Previous Research) (Research goal & questions)
Methods (Participants, Materials, Procedures)
Results (Pre-test, Post-test, Survey)
Conclusion
Internet Cellular Phone SNS
Background
Background
Neglect of written languages abilities
Ability gaps between students
Needs for new paradigm and method
S N S
Previous Research
Game App
Communication Style ?
Words
ShortMessage
Previous Research
SNS (Kakao talk, Me2day, Twitter, Facebook)(Hui, 2012; Park, 2013;; Kim, 2013; Moon, 2013; Park, 2013; Kim, 2014; Yoon, 2014)
Form-focused vs Meaning-focused feedback(Jeong, 2013;)
Affective domains (self-confidence, interest, motivations, personalities)(Hui, 2012; Park, 2013; Kang, 2013; Kim, 2013; Moon, 2013; Park, 2013; Kim, 2014; Yoon, 2014)
Previous Research
Keeping English diaries
Form-focused feedback/ Meaning-focused feedback
Meaning-focused feedback is more effective to improve writing fluency than form-focused feedback.
The influence on 6th graders’ written fluency of teacher’s feedback type about English diaries – Yu-Jeong, Jeong , 2013
Previous Research
Research Goal
To investigate whether keeping mobile based English diaries has a positive impact on English writing abilities and affective domains of Korean elementary school students
Research questions
Does using SNS tools such as Band to keep English diaries help to improve students’ writing fluency and accuracy? Does using SNS tools such as Band to keep English diaries help to improve students’ self-confidence and interest?
1. Participants
Method
25 students 25 students6th grade in a public elementary school
2. Band Application
Method
2. Band Application
Method
3. Pre-test, Post-test
Free writing
Method
Survey
4. Topic of diary
Method
1. My Day2. Excursion (school tr ip)3. My Weekend
4. Mid-term Exam5. Food6. School Festival7. My Friends8. The Favorite Things
Method5. Feedback
Method5. Feedback
Control GroupControl Group
Method5. Feedback
Control GroupControl Group
Method5. Feedback
Control GroupControl Group
Method5. Feedback
Experimental GroupExperimental Group
Method5. Feedback
Experimental GroupExperimental Group
Method5. Feedback
Experimental GroupExperimental Group
Results
1. Control group
Post-testPost-testPre-testPre-test
2. Experimental Group
Results
Post-testPost-test
Pre-testPre-test
Results (writing abilities)
Group N Average SD t p
Words
PreCon 25 35.92 25.28
-1.412 .164Exp 25 46.64 28.30
PostCon 25 36.28 18.67
-2.387 .016*Exp 25 55.96 34.88
Sentence
PreCon 25 7.04 4.31
-.842 .404Exp 25 8.04 4.07
PostCon 25 6.20 2.85
-2.595 .013*Exp 25 9.28 5.20
Results (writing abilities)
Group N Average SD t p
Error
rates
PreCon 25 35.37 14.74
1.071 .289Exp 25 31.04 13.83
PostCon 25 26.04 15.17
-.735 .466Exp 25 29.64 19.18
Results(affective domains)
* p< 0.5
Group N Average SD t p
Self
confidence
PreCon 25 23.76 4.99
.000 1.000Exp 25 23.76 5.74
PostCon 25 25.20 4.69
-1.07 .290Exp 25 26.80 5.80
Interest
PreCon 25 24.64 5.28
-1.48 .145Exp 25 26.96 5.78
PostCon 25 27.12 5.08
-2.12 .039*Exp 25 30.36 5.67
Results(words)
* P< 0.5
Results(sentences)
* P<0.5
Results(error rates)
* P<0.5
Using SNS tools such as Band could help improve students’ English writing abilities in terms of fluency.
Using SNS tools such as Band could help increase students’ interest in their English writing.
Conclusion
Future Study The effects of using these kinds of SNS tools on their English writing abilities of other graders
The effects of using these kinds of SNS tools on students’ English writing abilities in long-term research
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