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- Title
Social Media Pathways: Using Social Media to Help Language Learners Access Target Language Communities.
- Authors
Yeh, Ellen; Swinehart, Nicholas
- Abstract
The article focuses on utilizing social media as pathways for language learners to access authentic target language communities, exploring concepts such as participatory cultures, autonomous language learning in digital environments, bridging activities, online affinity spaces, and social media literacy. These pathways facilitate learners' engagement with the target language community and foster autonomy and critical language awareness through interactive experiences in online environments.
- Subjects
VIRTUAL communities; SOCIAL media; ONLINE social networks; SOCIAL media in education; COMPUTER assisted language instruction
- Publication
CALICO Journal, 2024, Vol 41, Issue 1, pi
- ISSN
0742-7778
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1558/cj.27345