ENGLISH FOR CRITICAL ACADEMIC READING (ELC501)

PREPARED BY

ZAATIRA BINTI MOHD ZAINUDDIN (2017187267)

FACULTY : FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SEMESTER :3

PROJECT TITLE : ARE THE SOCIAL NETWORKING GIVE A GOOD IMPACT FOR
STUDENT?

PREPARED FOR

MISS IRWANI BINTI ZAKI

Time frame for discussion

7th May 2019: delegation of article research duties (8pm-10pm)

8th May 2019: practicing of forum discussion (2pm-4pm)

9th May 2019: sitting together for research information (8pm-9pm)

10th May 2019: discussion of outlining the forum discussion (8pm-10pm)

11th May 2019: discussion of counter-arguments and flow of forum discussion (8pm-10pm)

12th May 2019: practice of forum discussion (2pm-4pm)

13th May 2019: final practice of forum discussion (2pm-4pm)

Outline for forum discussion

Title: Impact of social networking for student

CLAIM PREMISES COUNTER-ATTACK

(Khalilah) -No opportunities to show

Social networking lead to their skills in school.
expand their skills.
-Student can use as a platform
to produce their artwork.

-According to the Lisa Tripp

assistant professor at Florida
State University, they can
publicize and distribute their
work to online audiences and
become expert in that area.
(The Washington Times,
2009 )

-Skills like drawing, they can

upload in social media.

-Reasearch indicates that

student’s learning with digital
media often is more self-
directed, more freedom and
autonomy.
(Farah) -Student can develop a sense
Social networking give good of independence and increase
impact on student’s lifestyle positive self expression.
-There are many kind of
groups in social network that
offer us to join them.
-Join the group if feel that it
brings the positive impact to
ourselves.

-For example, we can join a

group that has an activity for
helping victims of natural
disasters.
-Social networking also can
improve their social skill and
communication skill.

-For example, use facebook to

reach people from anywhere.

-Can learn different languages

and share their own
knowledge.

-Based on research by Nasir

Koranteng Asiedu, In Africa,
a study conducted on the
effects of social media on
students revealed that students
have more friends on social
networking sites than in real
life and they are able to
 express themselves very well
on social media platforms
especially in the case of
students who are shy.

(zaatira)
-media social can be used as -ability to connect with
educational tool. students through social
network such as Telegram,
WhatsApp, Facebook and
google class.

-create system learning

‘without wall’.

-Example, share campus

news, giving out online
assignments, provide students
with useful information and
learning aid that related to
their course.

-video is prominent tool in

social media trend that are
effective.

-According to researchers,
social networks improve
communication skills, boost
participation as well as social
commitment, strengthen peer
 support, and ensure realization
of education based on
collaboration strategies.

-An interesting example in

this area was presented by
Heather Rogers of the
Haversack Towson
University. She used the
Facebook Group titled
“Female of 324 Reading
Methods Group” for meeting
teacher candidates in a reading
class. The group functioned as
a platform where class works
were discussed, questions
were asked, opinions were
criticized, information was
sent, and views were
supported.
(Hidayah) -Students become addicted to
social networking.
Social networking causes
grade failure to students. -Students spend their time
more on social media.

-They ignore their study

There are many types of social
networking that can make
students lost their
concentration.
 -For example, video games.
Quality of students is not
satisfied.

-Addiction can make students

waste their money.

-They need the internet data.

-They become slave to social

networking and gadget.
(Nik Saidah)

Social networking will -Student will have less time

decrease face to face for old relationship and little
communication. opportunity to meet in real life
to go play, eat and recall
memories.

-Students feel shy to make the

conversation to anybody face
to face. So, the real-life are
gradually fading.
-Students cannot feel the real
sentiment if they just sitting at
home.
(Farah) (Nik Saidah)

Bad impact can easily -No, I don’t agree that it -Students will exposed to
prevent by student when use would be dangerous for a privacy disrupted and lead
it wisely. student. them towards laziness.

-There are limit in sharing -Students sometimes do not

their personal information to realize their action and in the
the stranger in the internet. innocence, they can exchange
private messages and personal
-For example, there have a info through personal chat,
choice whether to reveal or which will disrupt their
not their interest or address to privacy. Many people will try
the friends on the social to get your private stuff
media. misuse it.

-Lazy can overcome when the -They are so many students

person know how to manage who addicted to the internet,
his/her time. they spend a lot of hours, even
on 8-hour, all day to enter the
-For example, limit the internet. They play games,
number of social networks read a book, listen to music or
you use to only those most access or websites without
relevant to your work and caring to study.
personal life.
-Many students even drop out
of school to enter the internet
all day.

-Lots of them are expelled

because of internet addiction.
 This is the most negative
effects of internet on students
that people should know to
avoid abusing the internet and
lazy.
(zaatira)

Set parameter on your -parents take role to monitor

children. what your children doing in
internet world.
-presence in their child’s
‘online world.
-no one can control them
except their parent itself.
(hidayah) (zaatira)

Social networking create -Cyberbullying is a bullying -how school counselor can

cyberbully among students. that takes place over digital prevent cyberbullies.
devices like cell phones,
computers, and tablets. -According to Paulson (2003),
the University of New
-Includes sending, posting, or Hampshire’s Crimes Against
sharing negative, harmful, Children Research Center
false or mean context about reported in the year 2000 that
someone else. 1 in 17 children had been
bullied online and
-Humiliating some other approximately one third of
people. those incidences were deemed
extremely upsetting by the
victims.
-Students exposing - school district need to put
themselves too much on social clear policies regarding
networking. cyberbullies.

-The exposure or show off -all forms of cyberspace

makes people to feel irritated harassment either during
with them. school hour or after school
hour should not be tolerate.
-Not everyone like us.
When the cyberbully attacks -outline procedures so that
the students, it can lead to student can report
depression and mental health. cyberbullies anonymously.

-It can become worst when it -another way is involving

can lead to suicide. parents.

-as counselor, we cannot do

much but give parental
awareness of cyberbullying
can help aid school counselors
effort to eliminate
cyberbullying.

-If parents suspect their child

is being cyber bullied,
Meadows et al, suggested that
they always print and save any
cyberbullying messages, and
check their child’s online
activity.
-The Center for Safe and
Responsible Internet Use
(2004) published a parents’
guide to cyberbullying and
cyber threats. Included in this
guide are suggestions such as
being aware of secretive
behaviors surrounding the
computer like rapidly
switching screens and
installing key-stroke
monitoring hardware.
References

1. Filiz Tiryakioglu, F. E. (2011). Use Of Social Networks As An Education Tool.

Contemporary Educational Technology, 135-150.

2. Julia S. Chibbaro, P. (OCTOBER 2007). School Counselors And The Cyberbully:

Interventions And Implications. Professional School Counseling, 65-68.
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