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Title PERCEPTIONS OF PAKISTANI PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA: A SOCIOLINGUISTICS EXPLORATORY STUDY

Author(s) Sumera Iqbal

Abstract Title: Perceptions of Pakistani Primary School Teachers about the Influence of Popular Social Media: A Sociolinguistic Exploratory Study The present study was aimed at investigating the perception of Pakistani primary school teachers regarding the impact of using popular social media platforms on their English spoken skills. Social media platforms are major sources of social interaction now days. Social media has significantly impacted language use in various ways such as speaking and writing. The advent of the internet and the significant collection of social media networks have led to a massive upsurge in new types of written language: blogs, tweets, Face book posts, Instagram status etc. Social media platforms are used globally for interactive communication. The present work is an exploratory research which used qualitative method to collect data in the form of interviews and classroom observations. The study explored the perceptions of Pakistani primary school teachers about the influence of popular social media on spoken English. It investigated the specific changes or trends primary school teachers perceive in their spoken English language that can be attributed to the influence of popular social media. Interviews and observations were used to collect data from primary school teachers. The data analysis revealed that social media has impacted the ways teachers communicate in English language in many aspects. Closeness with social media resulted in increase of vocabulary related to diverse fields of human life, use of contractions, code-mixing, code-switching, and use of informal language in teachers’ communication. The findings of this study have contributed in understanding of a new dimension in teaching learning environment with social media platforms which will benefit both learners and facilitators in spoken English language.

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2024-09-05

Subject Linguistics

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