TY - JOUR T1 - An Overview of Educational Theories: Social Networking and Learning AU - Rahimah, B.T. Che Wan Ida AU - Ibrahim, Che Wan JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 18 SP - 4435 EP - 4439 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.4435.4439 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.4435.4439 KW - Behaviourism KW -constructivism KW -reviewing KW -perspective KW -networking AB - This study provides an overview of the current thinking on key beliefs and behavioural practices regarding informal English as a Second Language (ESL) learning via social networking tools. This is undertaken to identify those principles that can best support and inform the learning. The attempt is multidisciplinary and draws on research theories from several distinct fields, namely behaviourism, constructivism and social constructivism approach. Details of these theories illuminate the differences and connections between them in relationship to how learner-users of social networking tools learn and how their behavior is affected. Finally, an argument is put forward for the value of reviewing social networking practices from the perspective of socioculturaltheory. ER -