Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions on Integrating a Social Networking Site for Language Learning into English Classes

Jorge Andrés Mejía-Laguna; Sonia Patricia Hernández-Ocampo; José Aldemar Álvarez Valencia

doi:10.11144/JAVERIANA.SYP40-78.PTPI

Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions on Integrating a Social Networking Site for Language Learning into English Classes

Título traducido de la contribución: Percepciones de los profesores en formación sobre la integración a las clases de inglés de un Sitio de red social para el aprendizaje de idiomas

Jorge Andrés Mejía-Laguna, Sonia Patricia Hernández-Ocampo, José Aldemar Álvarez Valencia

Departamento de Estudios del Lenguaje

Universidad del Valle

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Este artículo tiene como objetivo reportar los hallazgos parciales de una investigación que pretende explorar cómo las Redes Sociales para el Aprendizaje de Lenguas (RESAL) pueden integrarse en las clases de inglés de una licenciatura en lenguas modernas. Más específicamente, este artículo reporta las percepciones de los estudiantes antes y durante la implementación de una RESAL (Busuu). Los datos se recopilaron mediante dos técnicas: encuestas y registros de aprendizaje. En cuanto a las percepciones de los participantes antes del uso de Busuu, el análisis de la información muestra que, a pesar de algunas preocupaciones sobre la capacidad comunicativa y la privacidad personal, percibieron este tipo de comunidades virtuales como plataformas efectivas para aprender una lengua extranjera a través de una interacción auténtica con otros usuarios.

Título traducido de la contribución	Percepciones de los profesores en formación sobre la integración a las clases de inglés de un Sitio de red social para el aprendizaje de idiomas
Idioma original	Inglés
Número de páginas	16
Publicación	Signo y Pensamiento
Volumen	40
N.º	78
DOI	https://doi.org/10.11144/JAVERIANA.SYP40-78.PTPI https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.syp40-78.ptpi
Estado	Publicada - 2021

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aprendizaje de idiomas
medios de comunicación social
aprendizaje del inglés
RESAL

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