{"id":1881,"date":"2021-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2021-05-25T01:38:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T01:38:18","slug":"teaching-languages-with-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/teaching-languages-with-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Free-Talk Lessons More Fun With Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/teaching-languages-with-social-media\/#Share_Pages_You_Follow\" >Share Pages You Follow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/teaching-languages-with-social-media\/#Do_Picture_Description_Exercises\" >Do Picture Description Exercises<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/teaching-languages-with-social-media\/#Write_on_Social_Media\" >Write on Social Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/teaching-languages-with-social-media\/#Discuss_Social_Media\" >Discuss Social Media<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Did you know that World Social Media Day is coming up? <em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>World Social Media Day was launched by Mashable on June 30, 2010. It was born as a way to recognize social media\u2019s impact on global communication and to bring the world together to celebrate it.<\/p><cite>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/social-media-day\/\"><em>National Today<\/em><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to social media, we now have greater access to languages as they are spoken in real life!\u00a0To celebrate, we\u2019ll discuss some tips for teaching authentic English using sites like Facebook and Instagram. Feel free to suggest these activities during your next free conversation lesson!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Share_Pages_You_Follow\"><\/span>Share Pages You Follow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing we can do is to share our favorite pages with our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013108\/Make-Your-Free-Talk-Lessons-More-Fun-With-Social-Media.png\" alt=\"Tutor asking student &quot;Are you active on social media? I have some pages I can suggest for English practice!&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013108\/Make-Your-Free-Talk-Lessons-More-Fun-With-Social-Media.png 960w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013108\/Make-Your-Free-Talk-Lessons-More-Fun-With-Social-Media-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013108\/Make-Your-Free-Talk-Lessons-More-Fun-With-Social-Media-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, we can introduce them to pages focusing on topics they\u2019re interested in. The more fascinated they are, the more likely they\u2019ll be willing to read the posts and interact with them in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we don\u2019t know any pages that the student might find interesting, we can look them up together by Googling \u201ctop Facebook\/Instagram pages\u201d followed by the student\u2019s topic of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For lower-level students, it\u2019s best to look for pages that use short and simple language in their posts. After all, students will quickly lose motivation to read if posts are too long or difficult, and that would defeat the purpose of learning with social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remind students that they can use the translation function to figure out the meaning of a post they\u2019re not 100% sure about. And of course, they can always bookmark the more difficult posts and ask us about them during their next lesson with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who want to maximize exposure to English can use Facebook\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/1188278037864643\">\u201csee first\u201d feature<\/a>. This allows users to choose what they see at the top of their news feed. Setting English pages to show up at the top will force students to see English as soon as they open Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just keep in mind that Engoo, like many other schools and learning platforms, strictly forbids students and tutors from connecting with each other over social media. This is for everyone\u2019s safety and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Picture_Description_Exercises\"><\/span>Do Picture Description Exercises<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the pages we found above, we can now try to do picture description exercises.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Describing real pictures can be fun, because two people will often react to the same photo in dramatically different ways, which always leads to a great discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013336\/oxylotl.png\" alt=\"picture of axylotls\" class=\"wp-image-1883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013336\/oxylotl.png 900w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013336\/oxylotl-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/25013336\/oxylotl-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Cute or creepy?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also encourage students to bookmark content they\u2019d like to describe with us next time. Here are instructions for doing this on <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/1744643532522513\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/516581611792218\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Write_on_Social_Media\"><\/span>Write on Social Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After describing a post, we can also encourage our student to comment on it in English. They can start out with simple comments like \u201cNice photo!\u201d or \u201cWhat a beautiful sunset!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once they get used to responding in English, they can try writing longer comments like, \u201cI enjoy reading your posts very much. I feel like I\u2019m learning a lot.\u201d With longer comments, they might even be able to apply the vocabulary you taught them during the picture description exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can encourage students who already enjoy posting on their own social media accounts to try posting in English. If the student doesn\u2019t feel ready to write entire posts, they can start with some hashtags in English and gradually add more and more English to their posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Japan, some of our students actually have \u201cstudy accounts\u201d on Instagram, where they reflect on each lesson and say a few words about their tutor. One student even shared that her study account keeps her motivated: \u201cIf I don\u2019t take a lesson, I can\u2019t post on my account, so this motivates me to keep taking lessons!\u201d So this is another option we can recommend to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, remind them that they can use the hashtags #engoo (or #DMM\u82f1\u4f1a\u8a71 in Japan) when they post, so they can connect with other users who are learning English through our platform. They can reply to each other\u2019s posts, exchange study tips, and keep each other motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discuss_Social_Media\"><\/span>Discuss Social Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of your students may just want to talk and that\u2019s OK too! Social media has become widely-discussed in recent years, so there\u2019s plenty of topics to talk about.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some intermediate-level <em>Daily News <\/em>articles to get you started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/how-to-get-more-followers-on-social-media\/l2FwnhVLEeuBExd6agi88Q\">\u201cHow to Get More Followers on Social Media\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/algeria-blocks-social-media-during-national-exams\/neemnPePEeq4Q9cyW5h8fQ\">\u201dAlgeria Blocks Social Media During National Exams\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/how-social-media-can-help-or-hurt-your-job-search\/gAGVgCIPEeq4Jfv3iP5Qsw\">\u201cHow Social Media Can Help or Hurt Your Job Search\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/best-daily-snapchat-posts-to-share-1-million\/7I_IGC7NEeuXkfPdaFm34A\">\u201cBest Daily Snapchat Posts to Share $1 Million\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And here are some advanced ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/data-from-500-million-facebook-accounts-found-online\/iGMNFJY4EeuvExthY3Sa_Q\">\u201dData from 500 Million Facebook Accounts Found Online\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/social-media-goes-dark-for-black-out-tuesday\/R4utPKXAEeqKlAelwacgSQ\">\u201dSocial Media Goes Dark for Black Out Tuesday\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/study-increasing-social-media-use-raises-depression-risk\/VcqkBkDaEeulh3-ALjZmQQ\">\u201dStudy: Increasing Social Media Use Raises Depression Risk\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that World Social Media Day is coming up? \u00a0 World Social Media Day was launched by Mashable on June 30, 2010. 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