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FACEBOOK GOES TO SCHOOL
Improving Student's English

English means a great deal of our life. Nowadays, the importance of being able to communicate both orally and written of English has been being a vital. We can not be separated from English language if we want to make a relationship with neighbor. We are not alone. We are not only Javanese or just Indonesians. We are a part of global neighborhood. We are the citizens of earth. It means we have to think globally and act locally and spiritually. We have to take a part in the development of the world.

Nowadays, internet’s been being a life style. In our surrounding, there are many internet rental services; some school has been facilitated with an internet connection. This phenomenon also impact of daily life of students. Students can get some information and knowledge through internet. Then I have an idea to use social networking sites such as friendster of FACEBOOK, and bring them as technique to improve student’s English ability.

According to social networking site (SNS) is a site which allows uses to create personal page or profile and construct and display a social network of their online contact. It means by joining social networking sites, students have a chance to share their profile, posting photos and take a part in communication with other users globally and make a friend relationship without any limit and border. They can share every idea with persons from another village, school, city, and country. They also can join a group of interest from social foundation, entertainment, and world peace and youth organization and joining cause. It will make students get many knowledge and experiences from outsiders. They are ones of what students can do to improve our English.

Internet and social networking sites has advantages and also disadvantages.

1. Firstly they will make students have friends from different cultures and countries.
2. Secondly, they will make students have a chance to share their ideas, interests, photos and information with other users.
3. Thirdly, they have a chance to learn English as tool to operate the sites and also communicate with users from different countries both orally by using chatting video or written by using wall, comments, and chatting and other programs.

Then they can be used as learning and teaching media to learn English language because we can set he language using English. It will gradually improve student’s English ability, beside that, they have some disadvantages too, but teachers can limit them by giving good guiding and controlling on their sites.

One important thing, students can’t do those maximally if they have no ability in English. Of course they can use Indonesia language if we communicate with Indonesians. But if they want to make friends relations with overseas persons, it needs English. By understanding this.

As a conclusion, teachers can use social networking sites (SNS) as a teaching technique to teach English, and of course this is more interesting for the students although sometimes it spends much money but if the school has been facilitated with WIFI, it will be easier and cheaper, Let’s Try This Together !!!