scholarly journals THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOL TWITTER TO IMPROVE COLLEGE STUDENTS' BUSINESS WRITING SKILLS

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Business Writing ◽  
Networking Tool

Upsettling Canada in 140 Characters: race relations in the Twittersphere

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Carter
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Colonial Theory ◽  
Networking Tool ◽  
A Site

This paper is a qualitative content analysis of public tweets made during the Indigenous social movement, Idle No More, containing the #upsettler and #upsettlers hashtags. Using settler colonial theory coupled with previous literature on Twitter during social movements as a guiding framework, this study identifies how settler colonial relations were being constructed on Twitter and how functions of the social networking tool such as the hashtag impacted this process. By examining and analyzing the content of 278 tweets, this study illustrates that Twitter is a site where conversations about race relations in Canada are taking place and that the use of the hashtag function plays a vital role in expanding the reach of this online discussion and creating a sense of solidarity or community among users.

E-Mentoring Through a Network of Practice on Facebook

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsun-Ming Lee ◽  
Mayur R. Mehta
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Current Generation ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
The Relationship

Facebook is the most popular social networking site, with more than 500 million active members. With its ability to easily manage multi-user social networks synchronously, it provides a fertile foundation to promote e-mentoring among the current generation of technology- and Facebook-astute students. This study reviews Network of Practice (NoP) theories to provide insights to a mentoring structure that facilitates the sharing and exchange of profession-related knowledge. A Facebook application was developed to conduct an experiment that examined factors that affect the performance of the mentoring program based on a NoP. A class of college students, which used the application to connect to recent graduates and industry experts, allowed us to observe and analyze live mentoring activities. The authors' findings indicated that the mentor's gender appeared to impact the relationship that developed between mentors and protégés via Facebook, and that the students were indifferent about the years of experiences of their mentors.

scholarly journals Feeling bad on Facebook: depression disclosures by college students on a social networking site

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan A. Moreno ◽  
Lauren A. Jelenchick ◽  
Katie G. Egan ◽  
Elizabeth Cox ◽  
Henry Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site

scholarly journals The Influence of Internet and Social Media on Purchasing Decisions in Kuwait

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 792
Author(s):  
Khalid Abdulkareem Al-Enezi ◽  
Imad Fakhri Taha Al Shaikhli ◽  
Sufyan Salim Mahmood AlDabbagh
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Digital Scanning ◽  
Networking Tool ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

<span>This research aims to measure the role of social networks in influencing purchasing decisions among consumers in Kuwait; the research used the quantitative methods, and analytical the technique to get the results, and the research developed a measure to study the relationship between the variables to the study and selection of a sample of consumers of (100). The results indicated that the social networking variables (exchange of information, evaluation of product) possess influence on purchasing decisions. Furthermore, the results indicate that majority of respondents do their digital scanning more often before intend to go to the store. The unexpected results came from the question “traditional advertising (TV, Newspaper, Magazine, Billboards) are more effective than the social networking; 23% agreed, 36% said no, and 41% said sometimes. In light of these findings, the study made a series of recommendations; the most important are; The executives and sales representatives need to understand the benefits offered by social networks, and understand the advantages and functions and tools of social communication, and knowing how to apply them effectively and efficiently, and then use the appropriate social networking tool.</span>

scholarly journals ԳՈՐԾԱՐԱՐ ԳՐԱՎՈՐ ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԻ ԶԱՐԳԱՑՈՒՄԸ ՄԱՍՆԱԳԻՏԱԿԱՆ ԱՆԳԼԵՐԵՆԻ ԴԱՍԸՆԹԱՑՈՒՄ / DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS WRITING SKILLS IN THE COURSE OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-146
Author(s):  
NAIRA POGHOSYAN
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Business Writing

The article touches upon the characteristics of the development of business writing skills in the ESP course. For this purpose, a number of practical assignments aimed at the development of business writing skills of the learners have been elaborated and introduced.

scholarly journals A Study on Frequent Selfie Users and Narcissism among College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Abirami Sakthivel ◽  
Priyadharshini Thangamuthu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Early Screening ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Critical Situations

Background: Selfie a generalized expression for a "self portrait”, has become a fad among today's youth. People love to take and post their selfies even when they are in critical situations or any annoying surroundings. For example, when someone met with an accident, people take pictures, rather than calling ambulance. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the narcissism and selfie users among college students of Coimbatore, India. Materials and Methods: Descriptive design was adapted. Conveniently selected 100 post graduate students were assessed on selfie usage and narcissism. Results: Study found that 67% of the students moderately using selfie and 50% of the students had narcissism. Narcissism had a significant relationship with selfie usage. Conclusion: Study concluded that majority of the college students who were taking selfies and uploading them on social networking sites after editing them had more narcissism. Study recommends that early screening followed by appropriate interventions are required for selfie takers to avoid psychological problems in future. Keywords: Selfie usage, narcissism, students

Serving Nontraditional Students

2015 ◽  
pp. 106-128
Author(s):  
Dianna L. Newman ◽  
Meghan Morris Deyoe ◽  
David Seelow
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Skills Transfer ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Writing Tutorials ◽  
English Speaking

The role of technology and educational media in supporting nontraditional adult learners is growing. One key area in which more research and development is needed is the improvement of writing, especially writing that is related to formal education. This chapter presents findings related to the use of online writing modules developed to support English as a Second Language and nontraditional English speaking college students. Participants reported improved content-specific writing skills, transfer of writing skills to other content areas, and increased self-efficacy in writing. Differences continued to be noted by key student characteristics. The study has implications for continued development and use of digitally supported writing tutorials for nontraditional adult learners.

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