SOCIAL MEDIA IN WRITING SKILL

Le Thi Mai

ABSTRACT

The most important internet tool for fostering human connections is social media. People use social media for a variety of reasons, and students frequently utilize it for daily tasks, schoolwork, and writing assignments. Consequently, this study using social media to support writing is beneficial. The researcher wants to investigate how social media affects students’ ability to writing skill. Due to the widespread use of ICT tools and the accessibility of the internet, technology integration is growing in popularity in the pedagogical community. Social media was employed in addition to conventional teaching techniques to teach writing.

Keywords: Writing Skill, Second Language Learners, social media, English, social networking

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