THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE OF ABBREVIATIONS ON THE WRITING SKILLS OF FEDERAL POLY ADO STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

This study was on the impact of social media use of abbreviations on the writing skill of federal poly students. Three objectives were raised which included: To find out whether social media influence students writing skill, to find whether the type of English written on social media platforms is found in the formal writing of students and to ascertain the effect of social media on students’ writing skill. The total population for the study is 75 selected students of federal poly Ado. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies. The study recommended that education stakeholders are advised to introduce a sustained education for students on social media use from their early years of learning. They are advised to leverage the power of social media outlets to help strengthen students’ writing abilities and talents.

 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Once social media was introduced, it enabled a new way for people, particularly the younger generation, to connect with one another, based on common interests, goals and even values Raymond Arroyo (2012)

 People are living in a global world and everyday they are adopting new technologies, information, lifestyle, language and so on. And nowadays digital social media (facebook, twitter, yahoo messenger, google plus,) are very popular among young generations and they are influenced more by them. They think what they are pursuing in the social media is up to date and if they follow those trends, people will find them smart. However nowadays there are influences of social media in language acquisition of young learner. Young people are now most of the time connected with the people through social media, so intentionally or unintentionally they are following that trend of language acquisition.

Marshall McLuhan (2003), in his book, The Book of Probes, comments, “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values” (p.199). In fact, the Media plays a significant role in people’s everyday routines, actions and reactions. Social media in many ways influencing people’s life as it expands our social circle and explore new horizon through online connection, though it is changing the approach of communication. The young generations nowadays often use facebook, twitter, google plus, skype, yahoo messenger etc. With the prevalence of smart phones and popularity of texting, students are able to connect with their friends, family members, and with others. As people are able to meet different people of different country, they are learning new language through their conversation in social media. 80 percent of teen users are now frequenting social media sites, and they are using many different types of communication in the world of social media, like Netspeak, overuse of abbreviations or slang. So there is no doubt that our real world social lives have got some changes. Therefore some parents are worrying

(Chopra, 2013)  Social media the young generations use some popular terms like LOL (for “laugh out loud”) which is developed into unique words. It has a meaning greater than their original abbreviation. LOL is now used like a type of punctuation to add a joking or cheerful intonation to messages. It doesn’t always indicate literal laughter. Though the young people are using it with their friends informally, unintentionally they are acquiring these languages, and they use it in their formal writing. This types of text shorthand is now becoming a language all its own. As a result they are using those languages formally in the public place. As a result they are destroying their language. Social media uses require some unique adaptations, but it also provides us a new way of writing. Based on this background the researcher wants to investigate the impact of social media use of abbreviations on the writing skills of federal poly Ado students

Statement of the problem

Writing is a very difficult and complex process. It requires some important skills in order to make it clear and acceptable. It has never been an easy task to achieve especially for second language learners. Nigerians seem to become more and more open to English. Ever since English became the language of globalization, most of the world’s societies begin to use it necessarily in trade, commerce, education, politics…etc. Nigeria is not an exception since English is considered as the second foreign language taught in schools. Many students every year choose the language as a branch of study at university. However, some problems were noticed concerning writing in English. In exam papers, classroom presentations or written home works, students seem to be not aware about the rules and the skills which are important in writing academically. Social media were blamed firstly concerning this phenomenon and hypotheses were made about how modern social media can affect directly or indirectly the process of writing academically among students of federal poly Ado students

Objective of the study

The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of social media use of abbreviation on the writing skills of federal poly Ado student. The specific objectives are;

1. To find out whether social media influence students writing skill
2. To find whether the type of English written on social media platforms is found in the formal writing of students
3. To ascertain the effect of social media on students’ writing skill

Research Question

The following research questions were formulated:

1. Do social media influence students writing skill?
2. Do the type of English written on social media platforms are found in the formal writing of students?
3. What is the effect of social media on students writing skill?

Research Hypotheses

The following research hypotheses were formulated;

H0: there is no social media influence students writing skill

H1: there is social media influence students writing skill

H0: the type of English written on social media platforms are not found in the formal writing of students

H2: the type of English written on social media platforms are found in the formal writing of students

H0: there is no effect of social media on students writing skill

H3: there is effect of social media on students writing skill

Significance of the study

The study will be very significant to students, parents and ministry of education. The study will give a clear insight on the impact of social media use of abbreviations on the writing skills of federal poly Ado students. The study will enlighten students and the general publics on the effect of social media of abbreviation on the writing skills. Study will also suggest what to be done to eradicate this for the better future of our generation. The study will also serve as a reference to other researcher that will embark on the related topic

Scope and limitation of the study

The scope of the study covers the impact of social media use of abbreviations on the writing skills of federal poly Ado. The study will be limited to students of federal poly Ado

Limitations of study

Financial constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

Time constraint: The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.

Definition of terms

Social media: Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. The Office of Communications and Marketing manages the main Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts

Abbreviation: An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase

Writing skill: Writing skills include all the knowledge and abilities related to expressing ideas through the written word.

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