Keyword: English as a foreign language (EFL), Writing skills,
Spelling mistakes,
Facebook, Baccalaureate students.
Published Date: 8/1/2020
Page.288-318
Vol 8 No 08 2020
Abstract
The present research studies the effects of using Facebook as a medium to minimize students’ spelling mistakes of high
school EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. The study used four types of data collection which are: students’
questionnaire, classroom observation, Spelling Mistakes Group on Facebook, and Diagnostic test which was administered
to students in order to check their spelling mistakes. The finding of the questionnaire found that students had positive
attitude toward using Facebook as a means of developing their writing skills in general. As an educational tool assisting,
Facebook will provide students with an attractive medium to help them engage in discussions with their teachers and
classmates to share their knowledge.
Minimizing Students’ Spelling Mistakes Through the Use
of Facebook: A Case Study of Second Baccalaureate EFL
Learners at Abdurrahman Ennacer High School
Samir BASSAOUI
International Journal for Innovation
Education and Research
ISSN: 2411-2933
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss8.2519
International Journal for Innovation Education and Research
www.ijier.net
Vol:-8 No-08, 2020
International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher © 2020
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Minimizing Students’ Spelling Mistakes Through the Use of Facebook: A
Case Study of Second Baccalaureate EFL Learners at Abdurrahman
Ennacer High School
