Twenty-eighth International Conference on Learning

Abstract

The use of social media in education has gained relevance in the past few years and has given the opportunity to create new ways of teaching which can bring various outcomes considering the teaching and learning process under different contexts. In this sense, this study analyzes the effects of using Facebook on Translation and Interpretation students’ online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic by means of a questionnaire via Google forms. Moving into a deeper analysis, the specific objectives investigate the concepts of benefits, drawbacks, knowledge acquisition, interaction, and motivation in terms of Facebook use in the online classroom. The study was conducted in the first semester of 2021 at the university course “Progressive Practicum I” from the Translation and Interpretation program from the University of Atacama, Copiapo, Chile, with a total sample of 33 second-year students. Facebook was introduced using the platform’s option “Facebook group” with the goal of providing the possibility to perform activities such as group discussions, creation of concept maps, review of course content, among others. The research implications of this investigation are related to the possibility of setting grounds for what to prioritize in education when facing specificities in the learning process.