THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON LANGUAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF EFL LEARNERS IN UZBEKISTAN
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20007008
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social media, language skills development, EFL, vocabulary acquisition, digital language learning, UzbekistanAnnotasiya
This study examines the influence of social media on the development of language skills among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Uzbekistan. In recent years, platforms such as Telegram, Instagram, and YouTube have become integral to students’ daily communication, offering new opportunities for informal language learning beyond the classroom. The research explores how social media affects key language skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as vocabulary acquisition and communicative competence. Using a mixed-method approach, the study analyzes learners’ engagement with English content on social media and evaluates both the positive and negative impacts of this exposure. The findings indicate that social media can significantly enhance vocabulary development, listen comprehension, and write fluency through authentic and interactive content. However, it may also contribute to the overuse of informal language, grammatical inaccuracies, and reduced attention to formal language structures.
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