Word's Up with WhatsApp : The Use of Instant Messaging in Consciousness-raising of Academic Vocabulary

• Main Author: Chuah, Kee Man
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: PE English; PN Literature (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29975/1/Word%27s%20Up%20with%20WhatsApp%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29975/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Learning academic vocabulary is often regarded as difficult by English as a Second Language (ESL) learners due to its lower frequency of use in daily discourse. Although usually confined to the context of academic writing, academic words are still important in enhancing one’s progression in masterin...