SOCIAL MEDIA'S IMPACT ON LANGUAGE, IDENTITY, AND EDUCATION: A MULTIFACETED ANALYSIS

Abstract

It has evolved into a more contemporary form of socializing due to social media websites. As more and more people use these sites and spend more time there, online self-representations are gaining popularity. The favored learning strategies of young people utilizing the Internet to study English have evolved. In today's modern classroom, teachers must embrace 'learning tools' to connect with students outside the classroom. As a result of instructors embracing new methods, the teaching-learning process has transformed into one that facilitates student learning. More group projects and less stressful learning settings are essential in the classroom. Through different kinds of social media, people are banding together to build communities. There is no denying the controversy surrounding the usage of social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Web Chat. Though millions of individuals across the world use social media on a daily basis, only recently have educators figured out how to incorporate it into the classroom effectively. Thanks to social media, language instructors may maintain global connections with their peers and learn about cutting-edge research in their profession. Not only that, but language instructors may advance in their professions with the use of these online buttons by solving difficulties for their students. In this research, we look at how social media is changing the way English language classes are taught and taken. The findings revealed that Social media influences language acquisition and identity formation.

Keywords: Social Media, Personal Identity, Language, Educational change.