Exploring The Effect of Social Media on Improving Libyan Students' Speaking Skills
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65417/ljere.v1i2.46Keywords:
Social Media, Libyan students, Speaking skillsAbstract
The present study aims to discover the effect of social media on Libyan students' performance in speaking skills. In addition, it is aimed to explore how Libyan students are affected by social media in improving performance in speaking skills as well as to identify the most familiar types of social media used by Libyan students in improving their performance in speaking skills. This study used a quantitative method. A closed-ended questionnaire was used in this study. The questionnaire consists of three sections. The researcher obtained the data by gathering the data from the questionnaire that was displayed descriptively to answer the research questions. The participants were twenty-five Libyan students studying in the fourth year at English language department, Faculty of Education, Mesalata, Elmergib University during the academic year 2024-2025. Seven participants were male and eighteen participants were female. This study revealed that Libyan students are affected by using the social media in improving their performance in speaking skills. The findings also showed that the use of social media helped Libyan students learning new words, improving their pronunciation and overall performance and distinguishing different accents in English. Additionally, The researcher concluded that Libyan students are significantly affected by Facebook and YouTube platforms, which are the most familiar among them.
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