Ghana school students talk about their social media addiction, and how it affects their use of English
Social media networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, YouTube and Instagram have been shown to have significantly transformed student behaviour. But the focus has been on students’ social behaviour. And on how the English language is being spoken because of social media use.
The relationship between social media and students’ English language writing has been largely ignored.
Our team of four researchers who specialize in language studies set out to study the relationship between social media use and English language performance. We studied one English as a Second Language class at Fiaseman Senior High School in Tarkwa, western Ghana.
English is Ghana’s official language and is the medium of instruction for all levels of education.
We learnt from the students th...
