Abstract :
This study investigates how social media, in this case Facebook,
can be incorporated in ELT through e-dialogue journal writing shared in a
Facebook closed group. Fifteen EFL students participated in this case study.
They were second, third, and fourth year students of English Education Department
of a university in Bandung, who voluntarily joined a Facebook
closed group for about four months and contributed their journal entries. The
content of the students’ journals and responses in this closed group were analyzed
to identify the nature of the students’ journals, the patterns of interaction,
and their responses to e-journaling through Facebook. The findings indicate
that the students responded positively to this activity and perceived
improvement in their writing especially in vocabulary and grammar. The
power of learning and sharing from others is also emphasized.
