Social Media and Language Learning

This book explores creative uses of social media for informal language learning, examining how informal language learning adapts to technological innovations in TikTok and Instagram. It offers pedagogical strategies for teachers to integrate newer technologies and multimodal materials into language classrooms to enhance learning experiences.

Autorentext

Yeong-Ju Lee obtained her PhD from the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She teaches courses in Applied Linguistics, TESOL, and Literacy. Her research interests include digital language learning and teaching, especially on social media and AI. She is the Chief Investigator of the Teaching Development Grant project on AI and literacy at the Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy at Australian Catholic University, and the Data Horizon Grant project on a customised AI chatbot for language learning at the Data Horizon Research Centre at Macquarie University.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Informal Language Learning through Social Media: Theories and Empirical Studies 3. Language Learning Affordances of Visual and Multimodal Social Networking: A Comparative Study of Online Data of Social Media Posts on Instagram and TikTok 4. Language Learning Experiences with Everyday Social Media Uses: A Multiple Case Study on Ethnographic Data of Users' Narratives 5. Conclusion