Research Article
Social Media and Learning of English Language: A Study on the Undergraduate Students of Assam, India
Table 7
Allocation, frequency, and mean on the respondents’ perception of the usage of English language while using social media.
| | Sl. No. | Items | Yes (%) | No (%) | Mean |
| | 1 | When I use social media, I like to use English. | 248 (90%) | 27 (10%) | 9 | | 2 | I feel good writing in English via online media. | 244 (89%) | 31 (11%) | 8.9 | | 3 | I feel excited to use English on social media. | 228 (83%) | 47 (17%) | 8.3 | | 4 | I improve my English writing skill by writing posts on social media. | 229 (83%) | 46 (17%) | 8.3 | | 5 | I improve my speaking fluency using social media. | 215 (78%) | 60 (22%) | 7.8 | | 6 | In improving English, social media helps me. | 232 (84%) | 43 (16%) | 8.4 | | 7 | I refer to the dictionary before posting anything on social media. | 194 (71%) | 81 (29%) | 7.1 | | 8 | Using social media develops my interaction with classmates and lecturers; it is also helping in my academic performance. | 226 (82%) | 48 (18%) | 8.2 | | 9 | I believe that social media is another best platform to develop English. | 231 (84%) | 44 (16%) | 8.4 | | 10 | I am confident to correct my friends’ English grammar mistakes on social media. | 207 (75%) | 68 (25%) | 7.5 | | 11 | It helps me in copying words, phrases, or sentences from social media in my notebook. | 234 (85%) | 41 (15%) | 8.5 |
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