Social Networking Sites and Their Role in Improving English Speaking Skills for University Students

Abstract

The subject of study known as "social media" focuses on the digital representation, storage, transmission, and manipulation of any forms of human-created visual and auditory content, including but not limited to text, graphics, drawings, animation, audio, and video.
Thanks to technological advancements, a third virtual world has emerged where people of different languages and locations can communicate with one another. These places include, but are not limited to, social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The purpose of this research is to find out how Iraqi college students can use social media to improve their English speaking abilities. To address the study issues, a qualitative research approach is used. Two undergraduates who were active social media employers from universities in Baghdad and Uruk participated in this investigation. Everyone who took part was a student in the English as a Second Language program. Social networking sites significantly aided participants' English language development by increasing their exposure to the language, facilitating real-life interaction, supplying linguistic knowledge, creating a welcoming environment for learning, and satisfying their need for self-expression, according to the results.