Facebook as A Learning Media in TISOL (Teaching Indonesian to Speakers of Other Languages) Learning to Support The Independency of Foreign Students in Indonesia
TISOL process is not merely conducted face to face, but also by using media, both printed media and non printed, computer/internet, radio and television broadcast. By using this method the foreign students can independently adjust the suitability of time and place in studying the material. Learning and teaching process as a form of interaction between tutors and tutorial participants (foreign students) as well as between participants related to teaching and learning activities, forms a social network using a social media as a means of interaction to enable interaction in many directions (active participation of members) and flexible. One of the most popular social media in the world is Facebook. Facebook features as a social media can be utilized to support the implementation of teaching and learning process, especially online tutorials, among other facilities of various documents modules with interactive discussions among participants arranged chronologically per topic. The purpose of this paper is to review the features of Facebook and simulate learning Tutorial Online by using Facebook so features can be used with existing advantages and disadvantages as well as suggestions how to use Facebook to improve the quality of Online Tutorials in TISOL learning.
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