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This document reviews literature on the impact of social media on students' academic performance and vocabulary development. It discusses how social media can both positively and negatively impact learning. While social media allows for increased exposure to vocabulary in a flexible way, it can also be distracting and cause students to be unfocused. Vocabulary is important for communication and language skills, but students must know how to properly use words in different contexts. The frequency of exposure to and use of English vocabulary on various social media platforms can influence vocabulary learning.

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Chapter 2

This document reviews literature on the impact of social media on students' academic performance and vocabulary development. It discusses how social media can both positively and negatively impact learning. While social media allows for increased exposure to vocabulary in a flexible way, it can also be distracting and cause students to be unfocused. Vocabulary is important for communication and language skills, but students must know how to properly use words in different contexts. The frequency of exposure to and use of English vocabulary on various social media platforms can influence vocabulary learning.

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Chapter II

Review of Related Literature

The Impact of Social Media on Students' Academic Performance

According to El-badawy and Hashem (2015) that social media is a platform that promotes
engagement between users of online accounts by utilizing two-way communication. Social media
is altering societal discourse and creating new trends because of its speed, reach, and ease of use .
It has a wide range of tools and applications, such as social networks, blogs, online movies, and
other electronic technologies . Social media is receiving more and more attention across a range
of fields, including economics, marketing, health, education, and other areas . Social media has
changed how people communicate and how pupils study.
However, that social media had a negative impact on academic achievement. Because many
students use social media during lectures, they are frequently distracted from their studies and
greatly unfocused Al-rahmi and Othman, (2015).

The Importance of Vocabulary Development

According to Vossoughi (2009), Vocabulary is one element of language component that should be
learnt and taught. vocabulary is used by people as the basic knowledge of learning a language in
order to make communication and interaction among them in their daily life. vocabulary is very
important to master the four language skill such as: speaking, reading, listening and writing and
additionally vocabulary can help people communicate with others. One of the most important
components of learning a language is developing one's vocabulary language proficiency. If the
students lack vocabulary, the learning process feels challenging. Meanwhile, a crucial component
of language development is vocabulary acquisition.is essential to teaching English because
students cannot communicate effectively without enough vocabulary.
convey their own views or comprehend the opinion of others.
The Impact of Social Median on Learning English Vocabularies

As stated in Sebah Al-Ali (2014), the amount of exposure and the frequency of use of English
vocabulary in various contexts, forums, and circumstances have an impact on vocabulary
learning. Without being forced to learn, social media offers a flexible environment where
students can be exposed to many vocabulary. For instance, articles shared on social media
platforms like Instagram make the student aware of the need to study fresh material. The learner
might pick up new terminology through reading for enjoyment.
There are both beneficial and negative effects of social media on vocabulary learning, so it's
important to know when to use certain words and when they're grammatically proper. Students
that utilize social media have a higher chance of communicating and doing well in the classroom
than the rest of the class because English is the main language used in the contemporary
transactional world. When compared to Facebook, which has more visuals, social media services
like Twitter are more word-based. Through extensive exposure to words, phrases, and verbs,
learners can use the learned vocabularies in a variety of scenarios.

References
[1] Obasi, R. (2015, June 25). The Impact of Industrial Training on Students’ Academic
Performance. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2(6).
https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.26.1197

[2] Herdi. (n.d.). Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery by Using ESA (Engage, Study,
Activate) Method for the Students’ of Eighth Grade at MTs Negeri 02 Pekanbaru.
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%20the%20world.

[3] Sidgi, L. F. S. (2021). The Impact of social media on Learning English


Vocabularies. Journal of Humanities and Education Development, 3(4), 200–209.
https://doi.org/10.22161/jhed.3.4.13

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