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College and University Technology Presentation

Enhancing non-English major students' reading motivation via Facebook

Wed, Aug 9, 17:00-17:35 Asia/Makassar

Location: Silang Jana 2

English has become one of the most popular languages worldwide. However, many students, especially those who are not English majors, face significant challenges when it comes to reading and comprehension. These challenges may include limited vocabulary, grammatical difficulties, and ineffective learning strategies. As a result, the motivation to improve reading skills among students is often low. Nevertheless, the importance of reading skills cannot be overstated, as they are essential for future career success and personal growth. To address this issue, the researcher plans to use Facebook as an extensive reading tool to increase the reading motivation of non-English major college students. This innovative approach takes advantage of the unprecedented development of social networking applications. The study will employ method triangulation to collect data, including interviews and document analysis of portfolios from 40 to 45 students in two English classes next semester. The findings of this research are expected to gradually facilitate students' reading learning in classes and serve as a reference for other ESL or EFL lecturers to conduct further in-depth research.

  • Nguyen Thanh Binh

    Binh is an EFL lecturer at BTEC FPT British College in Vietnam. He has experienced various teaching positions with different kinds of students. In addition to EFL teaching, he is interested in linguistic research. His research interests include writing skills, reading skills, collaborative learning, metacognitive skills, and 21st century skills.