Facebook as a pedagogical tool for teaching (Moroccan teachers)

Zusatztext

Facebook use among students and teachers is almost ubiquitous and its use for formal academic and educational goals remains contested. Through a quantitative method of research, adopting the online questionnaires as well as paper based ones as tools and the survey as an instrument, this study tries to monitor the use of Facebook as a pedagogical and instructional tool among Moroccan English teachers, in addition to exploring the teachers' attitudes, motivation and perceptions concerning the use of Facebook features in general and the exploitation of Facebook groups, pages, direct live and synchronous as well as asynchronous interactions in particular. Having chosen to work on such a topic emanates from a personal conviction that the 21st century teachers are very lucky to have in their possession technological tools, social media and social networks sites, in addition to a well- set environment for work. Accordingly, having previously conducted a research study on the attitudes and motivations of English teachers on the use of ICT tools, we concluded that they have a natural predisposition, and they can develop their professional skill, which surely will have positive effects.

Autorenportrait

SOULAYMANI Soufiane is an English teacher and a PhD holder. His main interests gather everything that is related to educational technologies, social media, social networks and educational as well as technological oriented tools. His future research projects will focus on implementing social networks and technology in English teaching.

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