David Hattem|Lara Lomicka
What the Tweets say: A critical analysis of Twitter research in language learning from 2009 to 2016
United Nations|University of South Carolina
study presents overview critical analysis literature related twitter language learning published 2009 2016 seventeen studies selected inclusion based fourphase identification procedure helped us identify published studies resulted content analysis themes articles emerging data set guiding questions include following types research conducted twitter educational settings twitter used language learning educational benefits found using twitter language learning challenges future research current research offer twitter language learning analysis points potential microblogging way promote interaction communication potentially native speakers build community encourage noticing negotiation meaning results reveal twitter used diversely language education settings used different levels settings variety tasks also shed light educational practices language learning students interact native speakers develop language skills competencies build community language classroom