Microblogging and mobile blogging promote target-language interaction, cultural understanding, and a sense of community among language learners¶

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Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 3 of 3 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Microblogging (Twitter) encouraged EFL students to participate in cross-cultural communication and produce the target language actively. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 q2 i? Mobile blogging by students abroad promoted interaction and a sense of community in informal settings. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 (2) q2 i? A mobile blog helped physically separated French-class communities foster social interaction and feel more included. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 (3)

Evidence¶

Jaeseok Yang 2013¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports Borau, Ullrich, Feng, and Shen's (2009) study of Twitter in EFL learning, in which students were "encouraged to pa rticipate in cross-cultural communication". No effect size is printed.

"Borau et al. (2009) argued that the stud ents were encouraged to pa rticipate in cross-cultural communication and interactions effectively."

Jaeseok Yang 2013 (2)¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports Comas-Quinn, Mardomingo, and Valentine's (2009) pilot study of students abroad in Spain sharing multimedia via mobile blogs, concluding the blogs "promotes interaction and a sense of community". No effect size is printed.

"Comas-Quinn et al. (2009) concluded that the students' use of mobile blogs promotes interaction and a sense of community in informal setting."

Jaeseok Yang 2013 (3)¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports Petersen, Divitini, and Chabert's (2009) evaluation of a mobile blog in a French class, finding the split communities could "foster social interaction" despite physical separation. No effect size is printed.

"Petersen et al. found th at two split communities of a French class could foster social interaction and share their information and feedback with the community, even if the communities were physically separated."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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