Employing Social Media in Text-Based Instruction

ABSTRACT:Text-Based Instruction was first introduced over two decades ago but still has relevance for language teaching today. However, the texts typically used in this approach are of a literary or academic nature rather than texts that are motivating and more immediately relevant to learners’ lives. This paper proposes the use of social media platforms, in particular Instagram, as a way to make the utilization of Text-Based Instruction more meaningful to students.

KEYWORDS –genre theory, whole texts, Text-Based Instruction, English language learning, contemporary texts