Investigating EFL Learners’ E-portfolios based on Halliday’s Functional Linguistics
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
This study aims at the analysis of Persian EFL learners’ e-portfolios based on the Halliday’s seven functions of language. The participants of this study were 60 EFL learners who were studying English at private language institutes and their mother tongue was Farsi. The data are gathered Weblog-based e-portfolio assessment. The results of this study showed that the dominant strategy among Persian EFL learners is Personal function and the least observed strategy is Heuristic. The data clearly show that learners use the seven functions of Halliday in their e-portfolio as a communicative tool that acts as an interactional method in order to establish connections with others through a mixed game (to use Weigand’s 2010 terminology). Through this mixed game, learners use different skills to interact with others. The results of this study are useful for teachers, learners, researchers, and material developers. The article concludes that e-portfolio analysis is a suitable strategy in order to get familiar with learners’ needs and thoughts. Therefore, e-portfolio analysis should be part of any educational context.
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Soodeh Babaee
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