Examining the Influence of Social Media on Language Acquisition and Writing Skill (The case of Master one students at Belhadj Bouchaib University)

Abstract

Social Media enables individuals to express themselves through casual language, slang, neologisms, acronyms, and grammar violations. The majority of social media content is not reviewed, controlled, or approved for proper English usage, indicating that it differs from formal English. This study investigates the impact of social media on EFL students’ writing. This research thesis used a survey and observation to gather numerical data on EFL students’ Facebook writing habits. and the 2nd one a questionnaire was distributed to 76 students (Master) at the department of English, University Belhadj Bouchaib Ain-Tmouchnet. This research examines how text messaging and social media language affect EFL students’ writing skills. Researchers expected that pupils prefer adopting the language of social students used media instead of formal English for communication, and it was anticipated that this could impact their academic writing. And at the end of our investigation we find out that social media indeed impact on students in a negative way