Abstract
One of the obstacles of learning English Language as a Foreign Language is the limitation of practicing media. Social media has many contents and facilities which can be used for practicing English. The aim of this study is to find out students’ intensity of using English-language social media content. The study was conducted by quantitative approach and survey method among the Senior High School students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Data analysis shows that as students’ intensity who used English-language social media content is low. Students’ perception of English skill in reading and writing is good, while students’ perception of listening and speaking is still low. The intensity of using English-language social media content is positively and significantly related to students' perceptions of their ability to speak English including reading, writing, listening and speaking aspects. Hence, social media is needed to be learning media for learning English language as a Foreign Language in Indonesia.
Highlights
Social media has been proven to be able to help university students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to improve their English language skill that revealed through a study conducted by [26]
This study reported that the use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, WhatsApp, and Skype) can improve the students’ English language skills, namely listening, speaking, reading, writing, and language components: namely vocabulary and grammar
English language learning consists of four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
Summary
Foreign language like English is really needed to practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These language skills can be done by internet usage as it has a lot of English language content. Social media can convey a variety of messages: text, photo, audio, video, animation, simulation, even interactive multimedia Some of these social media contents use foreign language, English language as an international language. Learning through internet like social media according to [1] that using digital learning sources can improve writing skill of students. English language skills include skill in reading, writing, listening, and speaking
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