The Application of social media to The Learning of English

Sangar Lateef Omar

doi:10.25212/lfu.qzj.7.4.55

Authors

Sangar Lateef Omar Department of English, Paitaxt Technical Private Institute, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25212/lfu.qzj.7.4.55

Keywords:

social media, Facebook, Learning English.

Abstract

The purpose of this study which types of social media are most used to learn English by English Department students at Paitaxt Technical Private Institute. The information was gathered through a questionnaire by a researcher who used descriptive qualitative research. The participants include 40 students from Paitaxt Technical Private Institute English Department. Students use YouTube (20%), Instagram (35%), WhatsApp (5%), Twitter (5%), Facebook (25%), Line (0%), Telegram (10%), Google (20%), TikTok (10%), Path App (0%), Quora (0%), and Discord (2.5%), to learn English

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