CHAPTER 2
Review Related Literature
Local
As stated by Bulne J.K., Percieved Impact of social media on Filipino Undergraduates
English Language Learning (2022, April) The overwhelming dominance of social media has led
many researchers to study its impacts on various aspects of life. Aware of this, the researcher
specifically investigated the impact of social media on Filipino undergraduates' English language
learning. To do this, the researcher utilized a quantitative approach to analyze the data from 114
undergraduates of Western Mindanao State University. Findings revealed that the most
frequently used social media platform is Facebook. Students reported to have used social media
more than an hour daily, primarily to communicate with friends. There were both positive and
negative impacts of social media on undergraduates' English language learning which calls for
careful utilization in the part of social media users.
According to Martizano, M. , Impacts of Social Media on English language Teaching and
learnings. A Systematic Review of Literature (2023 January) Social media use is evident in the
facilitating of teaching and learning especially in the English language teaching arena. This is
why it is important to know what social media are useful in the teaching and learning of the
English language and how these social media affect both the teachers and the learners'
performance in the educational setting. This study is conducted exploring various articles on the
impacts of social media in the English language teaching and learning. The surveyed articles
underwent thematic analysis investigating the problems or objectives, methodologies and
designs, salient findings, conclusions and recommendations of the selected articles. This
systematic review of related literature has identified the positive and negative impacts of social
media on the English language teaching and learning. From the obtained result of the review, the
researcher proposed important areas or topics to be considered for future studies to further
enhance and widen the knowledge about the relevance of social media in the English language
education.
Additionally, Delos Santos, K., & Ilustre, R. Social Media Platforms as Pedagogical
Tools in Language Acquisition (2022 April 8)Social media has livened the digital world with its
numerous modern features in communication, media sharing, and entertainment elements. As a
part of the continuous search for effective and efficient ways of instruction, this review aimed to
describe social media as a pedagogical tool in language acquisition. The methodology used was
patterned to Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) approach to reviewing the literature. Fifteen (15)
research articles published in online journals were reviewed to describe the effectiveness of
social media when utilized as a pedagogical tool in language acquisition. Results of the review
showed that social media is primarily used for communication, collaborative learning, and
extension of learning practice. Writing skills and vocabulary are the primary skills developed in
using social media platforms such as Facebook which is the most frequently used app for
language learning. Participants of the studies show a positive attitude toward the integration of
social media into language acquisition. In a conclusion, various social media apps and sites
exhibit promising influence on language learning not only in formal education but as well as the
extension of instruction outside schools.
Foreign
In similar way Zhou, Y. Impacts of social media on language learning: A review of
literature (2021). This paper reviews social media impacts on language learning, emphasising
social media as language skill development tools and social media as intercultural
communication [Link] result indicates social media merit multiple benefits and functions
in the language learning processes, such as adequate authentic input resources, less stressful
practice spaces, plenty of intercultural communication opportunities, and enhanced learner
collaboration. The study also highlights potential limitations of social media platforms, for
example, distraction and conflicting information concerns. At last, several future directions have
been proposed for upcoming empirical research.
In (2021, September 12). Nurjannah, L. Et al. Studied about A review of literature on
using social media to learn English in relaxed and convenient manner. We often hear the media
as a means of comenascation, or more commonly referred to "social media. However, the media
also be used as learning tool. In this case, the media is needed in learning to increase the spirit of
learning in students. Because in this day and age, many people are dependent on and like social
media. So we also wrote this paper with the aim of knowing the extent to which social media can
improve students "learning of English. We analyze articles related to this topic to develop social
media ideas to improve students English learning.
According to study conducted by Slim, H. and Hafedh., M., Social Media Impact on
Language Learning for Specific Purposes:A study in English for Business
[Link], social media are dominating the life of people. Facebook has become
noticeably widespread among the youth, and students in particular. Research has indicated that
Facebook could be an effective platform for language learning. This study, therefore, comes to
explore the effects of Facebook-assisted teaching on learning English for specific purposes by
students at the University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. A sample of 64 students from the Faculty of
Business Administration, taking a Business Letters course in English, were divided into a
Facebook-tutored group and a traditional classroom tutored group and were given the same
vocabulary content. However, no significant difference between the two groups was found in
terms of achievement in spite of the positive response and the high satisfaction level the
Facebook-tutored students showed towards the use of such a platorm.
Review of Related Studies
Local
As stated in the study conducted by Moquero, W. Garson, J. The influence of social
media and mobile applications on students mastery of English grammar.( 2024, January).This
study investigates the influence of social media and mobile application usage on the mastery of
grammar among Grade 10 students, with a sample size of 123 [Link] findings reveal
that social media and mobile applications significantly influence grammar mastery. Social media
usage positively affects grammar mastery, while mobile application usage has a negative effect.
The data further indicates that students engage moderately with mobile applications, exploring
app features more frequently than using them for grammar practice. The study also highlights
that the frequency of mobile app use varies, suggesting that students may not use these
applications consistently for grammar learning.
In (2024) Jabagat, M. & Alcantara, E. Moderating effect of social media exposure and
School type on the relationship instructional competence and English proficiency. Social media
have become the main means of communication and maintaining a social life. Students may
develop their English proficiency through social media and so with the teacher's instructional
competence. This study determined the moderating effect of social media exposure and school
type on the relationship between instructional competence and English [Link], the
study employed a descriptive correlational research design. The study focused on the influence
of social media exposure and school type on the relationship between students' perception of
teachers' instructional competence and the English proficiency level of BECED first-year college
students in one of the community colleges in Mindanao, Philippines. The result of the study
exposed that first-year college students mostly graduated from public schools. Students claimed
that they were exposed to social media for uploading pictures, interaction, and other academic
[Link], the results of the study showed that first-year BECED college students
had an overall mean score that indicated poor English proficiency [Link] study
concluded that social media does not moderate the relationship between the perception of a
teacher's instructional competence and English [Link], students must use social media
carefully. Also, teachers have to be competent enough to meet the needs of 21st-century learners.
In (2008-2019) Barrot, J. Social Media as a kanguage learning environment: a systematic
review of the literature (2008-2019),this review maps the scientific literature on social media as a
language learning environment published between 2008 and 2019. Over 1,600 journals from the
Scopus database were surveyed and 396 documents were analyzed using bibliometric analysis.
The findings indicate that this field of interest has exponentially grown in the past 12 years and is
likely to progress in the next several [Link] the first review to cover the 17 most popular social
media platforms, the qualitative analysis of the findings of each study provided overwhelming
evidence on the positive impact of social media as a language learning and teaching
environment.
Foreign
The power of social media language:How it shapes the current generation, Social media
Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, and we can see its impact
everywhere, from the way we interact with each other to the products we buy. Social media has
also significantly influenced the way we communicate, and as a result, our language has been
shaped by it. Younger generations have adopted new slang, abbreviations, and even emojis to
express themselves. Herlina L. et al. The influence of social media on language evolution A:
Linguistic Analysis of emerging internet Slang( 2024, December 6,) This study investigate the
influence of social media on language evolution, focusing specifically on the emergence and
spread of internet slang. Using a qualitative, literature review- based approach, this research
analyzes existing studies and linguistics theories to explore how platform like Twitter, Tiktok,
and Instagram contribute to the creation, dissemination and standardization of new forms of
expression. The findings indicate that social media not only fosters the rapid development of
slang but also blurs the boundaries between informal and formal language use, as online
expression often cross into mainstream communication. The research concludes that social media
plays a crucial in shaping modern language use contributing to the continual evolution of
language in digital era. This study offers insight into how language changes in the age of social
media, with implications for linguistics, sociolinguistics, and communication studies.
As stated in the study conducted by Dashti, F. & Abdulsalam, H. The influence of social
media application on learning as a second language ( 2025, January 30,),this study aims to
discover how the daily usage of social media platforms affects the users' second language
learning. The study has been conducted in public high schools in Kuwait from different areas. A
questionnaire has been distributed to the high school students to seek their opinions about social
media usage and to test their language skills in English. The questionnaire was distributed on a
random sample of 300 volunteering participants has been obtained through the online survey. An
interview has been also conducted with high school English teachers to get sufficient information
about the social media usage and its effect on their students. Four teachers were asked to provide
random grades of their students to check how they are [Link] results have shown that the
skills of the language can be improved by the usage of the social media platforms specially the
listening, speaking, and reading skills. The writing skill, however have not shown any
improvement after using the social media platforms. Therefore, social media applications can be
a reliable tool for learning a second language but it has to be under the guidance and supervision
of professional teachers.
According to study conducted by Malik, A.& Qureshi, F. Exploring the impact of social
media on English language learning: opportunities and Challenges (2024, May 12,) This study
seeks to elaborate on the influence that social media presents in the learning of the English
language in Pakistan, together with the opportunities and challenges influenced by the
phenomenon. The research object was to understand how media in Pakistan influence
educational dynamics and language development within everyday [Link] data collection
method for this study was therefore done through a mixed-method approach across Pakistan with
30 participants from different linguistic and cultural [Link] to use social media
and keeping users engaged with English content were studied and presented as an effective tool
for the most recent method of upgrading language skills. Finding out from our respondents
further reiterated this, as a good number of them (97%) found social media helpful in improving
their English language through substantial involvement with content in English and gains made
in vocabulary and [Link] other words, the study suggests that while social media is an
effective supplementary tool for language learning, yet at the same time, it should be used with a
degree of caution within formal educational frameworks to optimise the benefits.
Gap Brigde by the Study
Social media is a way to share information among many users. Social media has a
huge impact on language usage because it is one of the concepts shared in social [Link]
media has some benefits to language usage of [Link],social media requires users to
consider every content they read or consume since slangs and words or sentences with incorrect
grammar is used in social media and this can effect students language usage or
[Link] media can also be used by instructors to provide education to their students
through content [Link] can also use websites such as Google and Facebook content to
acquire the meaning of unknown words and artificial intelligence can provide students with
guides or examples on the proper use grammatical concepts such as noun,verbs, and figurative
speech. However,social media can hinder with college students' language development due to the
sudden rise of artificial intelligence such that can generate essays,letters and articles with just a
[Link] misuse of social media causes students to rely on artificial intelligence to easily
create projects and decrease on their language mastery because of lack of linguistic study
because of heavy reliance on artificial intelligence.
In this study the researchers aims to discover and identify the impact of
social media to second year college students blocks E & H in the English course of San Jose
Community College. The result of this research could assist instructors in the usage of social
media to their instruction and only acquire the benefits of social media and avoid the negative
effects from misuse of social media. This could also help students be knowledgeable on how the
misuse of social media could hinder their language development and the proper usage can help
their language development.
Conceptual Paradigm
Definition of terms
For better understanding about the terms used in this study. The following terms are
defined.
Social Media- forms of electronic communication( such as websites for social networking and
microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas,
personal messages, and other content (such as videos)- Merriam Webster
Influence- the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone
or something, or the effect itself.
Social Media Platforms- are websites or applications that allow users to create and share
content or to participate in social networking. Read on to learn more about how social media
platforms are used and how these networks can be optimized for digital marketing and business
success.
Language Evolution- is the application of evolutionary theory to the study of language. We tend
to think of evolution as being mainly a process that affects biological populations, so it's worth
starting with a definition of that.
Language- a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of
conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings - Merriam
Webster
Artificial Intelligence- the capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent
human behavior helped pioneer the idea that computers can exhibit artificial intelligence that
mirrors human thinking.
Language Development- Language development refers to the process by which children come
to understand what others say( receptive language) and communicate their thoughts ( expressive
language), while delayed language development relative to other children of the same age is
described as language impairment.
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CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researchers analyze the adverse influences of social media to language usage to determine its
influences in the learners' vocabulary,grammar proficiency,communication skills,exposure to new
language,writing style use of informal language and spelling.
Settings and example
The researchers conducted the study to the second year bachelor of secondary education students
major in English Blocks E & H of San Jose Community [Link] second year college students of
San Jose Community College are constantly exposed to social media thereby the way how they use
the English language is also influenced by social media. Furthermore,second year college students'
age are appropriate to be respondents for this study.
Data gathering process
The researchers conducted a survey to the second year students major in English Block E & H at San
Jose Community [Link] influence of social media to language evolution are the data that was
gathered by the researchers to the learners,a close ended question is made.
The answers are provided so that the respondents chose only the preferred choice by choosing it
among the the given [Link] choices in each of the following in the survey questionnaire form
consist of ratings for the learners' grammar proficiency,spelling,vocabulary,communication skills
,exposure to new language ,writing style and use of informal language ranging from highly
effective,very effective,fairly effective and not [Link] kind of survey questionnaire form is
helpful for the researchers to determine how effective is the influence of social media to the
aforementioned skills and capabilities of the [Link] researchers now determine which of the
earlier stated skills is influenced by social media in a greater degree.(dai pa po tapos,waiting sa result
ng survey)
Data sources
The study utilized primary and secondary sources of data. The primary sources of data came
from the respondents the 2nd year English major students of blocks E & H of San Jose
Community College. Primary data was obtained through the answered questions from the given
survey questionnaires to the learners. The secondary sources of data were obtained through
internet research.
Location of the study
The researchers conducted the study in San Jose Community College, San Jose Malilipot, Albay.
Research Instruments
In order to get the necessary data or information, the researchers used Google Forms to
administer survey surveys. The first part of the surveys asks about their social media usage hours
and platforms. The issue on how social media effectively influences their language development
is addressed in the second section of the questionnaire. As 5 for highly effective, 4 for very
effective, 3 for effective, 2 for fairly effective, and 1 for not effective. The final section of the
survey inquires as to whether respondents utilize social media to learn languages and whether it
significantly enhances their language progress.