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    Using facebook groups as an effective tool to improve learners' writing skills in an informal context
    (Universidad Andrés Bello, 2013) Zehender M., Alexis; Popp Ward, Jennie; Facultad de Humanidades y Educación
    The aim of this study is to explore the use of Facebook as an effective tool to improve EFL earners' writing skills in an informal context. To this end, this research will consider a sample of 10 EFL students of a gth grade in Peñalolen. Santiago. A mixed-method approach, within a qualitative paradigm is employed. For research purposes, documentary analysis and observation will be used to gather information regarding the usefulness of a Facebook Group (FBG). First, a FBG will be defined as a web page created within the Facebook social networking site, based around a reallife interest among learners of a gth grade. Second, Informal writing will be conceptualized within a process approach and it will be understood as a set of visible or tactile signs used to represent units of language in a systematic way that has, as its purpose, communication. Finally, improve will be approached as to raise participants' writing skills to a more excellent quality. To analyze learners' improvements of the written discourse, Participants will take a pre-test and after a month of being working and completing different tasks on a FBG, a post test will be taken. The aim is to contrast and analyze participants' results by using a focused holistic rubric. For instante, this study intends to assess the relevance of using social media to improve learners' writing skills. Within this enquiry, respondents are required to participate in a facebook group created by the teacher- researcher hosted by facebook here: http://www.facebook.corn/groups/l33405406809993/