Using Facebook Group as a Blended Learning Medium in Teaching Cross-Cultural Understanding in Islamic Higher Education

International Journal on Research in STEM Education

Nafan Tarihoran¹ 

[1] UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, Indonesia;

关键词: blended learning;    cross-cultural understanding;    english foreign language;    facebook group;    social media site (somes);   

DOI  :  10.31098/ijrse.v2i1.187

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to investigate how social media, in this case, a Facebook group as Blended learning incorporated in teaching at Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia. Sixty-five EFL students participated in this study. The content of cross-cultural and responses in this closed group was analyzed to identify the patterns of interaction, and their responses to e-journaling through a Facebook group. The findings revealed that the students responded positively to this activity and promote the student's sense of the uniqueness of his own culture as a positive value and enables the students to accept the uniqueness of the other cultures. The power of sharing and learning from other students encourages understanding and appreciation of other cultures.