RT Book, Section
T1 Exploring Social Media as Tools for English Language Teaching, Learning, and Research
A1 Palacios Martínez, Ignacio M.
A1 Núñez Pertejo, Paloma
K1 Social media
K1 Internet language
K1 Computer-mediated communication (CMC)
K1 Language teaching
K1 Language learning
K1 Laguage research
K1 Plurilingualism
AB Social media have proved to be very useful resources for language teaching and learning. This study presents the results of a project conducted with two multilingual groups of BA students in English Language and Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela over the past two academic years. It has four main objectives: (i) to explore students’ views on their use of social media; (ii) to expand students’ knowledge of social media and their mode of expression; (iii) to encourage reflection on their use of social media; and (iv) to introduce them to linguistic research.Preliminary results indicate that students are highly active on social platforms, frequently use two or more languages in their exchanges, and demonstrate extensive metalinguistic knowledge, along with a strong capacity for reflection and analysis. As a corollary, the usefulness and effectiveness of social media as tools for teaching, learning, and research are also underlined.
PB Enredars Publicaciones / UPO
SN 978-84-09-71143-7
YR 2025
FD 2025-07-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24448
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24448
LA en
NO Departamento de Filología y Traducción
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026