CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

This study set out to investigate the physical education undergraduate students' experiences with and views on the integration of social networking sites in the examined courses. The interview results indicate that participating students find the use of social networking namely Ning very useful specifically in terms of two topics like class assignments, group projects, relevant course content and examinations, and 2) enhancing student motivation, and classroom climate. The findings are in tune with those of relevant studies in the literature (Ajjan and

Harsthone, 2008; Rebecca et al., Selwyn, 2007a). 

The findings are highly critical mainly because there are not many studies available in the area of physical education and PE teachers’ or student teachers’ perspectives on the use of social networking in educational settings. On the whole, student teachers seemed to feel that Ning should be employed in educational settings due to following reasons. First, Ning offer great opportunities for students and teacher to interact with each other in a social manner. Second, it allows students to reach the class content and materials posted very easily online. Third, it encourages students to share their assignments and projects with each other. 

Fourth, it offers a platform where students and teacher can discuss the relevant topics and give feedback to each other’s work. 

Fifth, it enables students to focus on the class materials outside the classroom, which is closely linked to independent learning. 

Finally, it increases students’ motivation to do more research about the topics in question. Therefore, social networking plays a salient role in reaching students and developing student teachers’ experiences with web technologies by offering more opportunities for greater motivation, negotiation and decision-making. In light of the findings gathered from the students, it turned out that they did not have any negative opinions about the use of social networking. Rather, they believed that social networking could contribute to the effectiveness of learning/teaching processes. A social networking account for a specific class is believed to offer great opportunities in the following way:

- It keeps students motivated for the class. 

- It serves a platform where students are encouraged to discuss the relevant issues. 

- It keeps the content updated at any time. 

- It enables students to pose questions about the class content and to receive responses at once.

These opportunities are so striking that teachers and students are under pressure to make use of social networking in educational settings. On the basis of the findings of this research study, the following points should be considered seriously in educational settings.

In order to attract the attention of PE students, sports events may be posted online so that a discussion forum can be created to keep the topic updated, which fosters the acquisition of relevant topics. 

These social networking sites can also be used for practice classes. For instance, social networking can be used while teaching how to teach volleyball and basketball. 

More specifically, students can be recorded when they are teaching these skills and these recordings can be shared on these social networking sites in order for them to give feedback to each other’s performances.

Read the article.

Make some general remarks concerning the content of the paper using words and expressions from Useful Vocabulary Section.

Discuss the structure of the paper.

Give some positive comments.

Express your criticism or objections.

Analyze the data, results and their presentations.

7. Make a conclusion.

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APPENDIX 1

USEFUL VOCABULARY

Below you will find a wide range of expressions, word combinations, phrases, and speech patterns, actively used in English to structure a scientific paper: to state a problem, introduce material and methods of investigation, when reviewing, citing or commenting on the pertinent literature, describing and explaining experimental data, drawing conclusions and outlining perspectives, etc.

Introduction

General remarks

The subject (matter) of the paper/ study / analysis / research /discussion is…

The present paper /investigation focuses on /deals with…

                                               is devoted to the question /problem /issue of…

                                               undertakes to survey /identify the structure of…

                                                considers what factors/ processes influence…

In this article the author aims to determine /attempts to explain the mechanisms of..

                                is intended to give/ show/ develop/ provide/ record…

                                examines the nature/ characteristics/ features/ functions of...

                                concentrates on/ argue that/ review…

                                turns to examples of…

Summary lead

The structure of the article is as follows. The first part reviews/ describes/ clarifies/ outlines/ sketches… Part two portrays/ dwells on/ enlarges upon/ shows that… Part three argues that… The final part proposes/ summarizes/ spells out in detail…

 

In this article the author reviews/ debates the problem (and advantages) of… and argues that… He claims/ demonstrates/ suggests that (insufficient attention has been paid to)… In particular, the author shows that…

 

In this article, the author attempts to clarify the relation of… and … To do so, he first presents… He then attempts to show that… In conclusion … is considered.

 

This paper presents a new (complex/ algorithmic/ structural) approach to the study of… The empirical results are described in part one. In part two, the author addresses/ discusses/ characterizes/ comments on/ specifies… Part three turns to…/ presents theoretical results. Part four concludes with a discussion of implications/ consequences of…

 

This article proposes a new methodological framework within which … can be studied. After analyzing the data, it is concluded that… The results of the study are evaluated and assessed in the light of the problems of… Additionally, … is examined.

 

Positive comments

The author’s investigation is an accurate/ comprehensive/ convincing analysis of..

                                      is a profound/ thorough description of…

                                      supports the theory of…

The author’s study/ analysis sheds new light on…

The author’s theory/ proposal sounds attractive/ is elegant.

                                            proved to be successful.                                           

The author’s approach is quite/ highly creative/ effective/ fruitful/ innovative/ 

                                            sophisticated/ sound.

The author offers in depth discussions on topics involving…

The article opens prospects for further study of…/casts a new light on the question.

             Gives rise to theoretical discussion/ provokes reflection.

 

Criticism and objections

The author’s hypothesis leaves many questions open.

The author’s investigation generates controversy/ is a hot topic in debates.

The author’s method is far from a solution.

The author’s approach/ strategy has a number of disadvantages.

 

Data analysis

The author’s description rests on evidence obtained experimentally.

The author’s analysis rests on evidence available from biology.

 

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