Ghana school students talk about their social media addiction, and how it affects their use of English

Education stakeholders should pay attention to students' use of social media. Wikimedia Commons

Social media networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, YouTube and Instagram have been shown to have significantly transformed student behaviour. But the focus has been on students’ social behaviour. And on how the English language is being spoken because of social media use.

The relationship between social media and students’ English language writing has been largely ignored.