JELL (Journal of English Language Learning
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)

The Implication of Using Social Media During the Pandemic on Indonesia Netizens’ English Skills

Ratna Purnamasari (University of Singaperbangsa Karawang)
Totoh Tauhidin Abas (University of Singaperbangsa Karawang)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Nov 2022

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid increase in the use of social media. With the increasing use of the internet, it is becoming easier to access information in multiple languages, especially English. This study wanted to see that the increasing frequency of playing social media was proportional to its usefulness in helping participants improve their English skills. This study aims to describe how important social media is to help participants' English language skills. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach to describe a phenomenon related to the problem. The participants were 20 people as a random sample who were social media users from a population called netizens. The results of the study reveal that the use of social media as a tool to develop English skills is known to have little effect on active skills which are writing and speaking, but has a small impact on passive skills which are reading and listening.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jell

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Learning (JELL) is a peer-reviewed journal published in Indonesia by English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Majalengka. This journal is published twice a year: November and June. The scopes of the journal include, but not ...