ABSTRACT
Social media particularly Facebook and Twitter
usage can contribute to students positively and negatively depend on the users
and the purpose for it use, it is on this thrust that the research examined the influence of social media on the writing and reading ability of Bowen University undergraduates.The research is anchored on
Technology Determinism Theory which
was explained and related carefully to this result with the aim of given depth
to the research. The reserach also used survey
research design coupled with 170 copies of
questionnaires that were administered to respondents in Bowen University, Iwo
Osun State who were simple randomly selected from which 153 copies were
correctly filled and analysed using frequency
and percentage table method with SPSS version 20. Findings show
that many of the students use their social
media account for chatting,
linking up with friends, business and education
purposes with the believe that the platforms are doing them more good. Though, they agreed that their
grammar, spelling is graduately being battered out in terms of quality. They
also use social media for creating class commmunity,
tweeting upcoming due date for events and cordinating assignment or group work.
Findings revealed further that negative effect of social media can be curbed if students are using Facebook, Twitter and other platforms for class and outside class engagement
as follow up to their studies, class community. Also, when lecturers start penalising
and guiding on on what is expected on them. The research recommends that Twitter and other social media users should have clear purpose for joining
any social media in the first
place so that they would not be overcome by any negative impacts but rather use
these sites for maximum benefit.
