A Review Study on the Impact of Social Media on Motivation for Second Language Acquisition

Xiaohong Shi, Zezheng Xu, Jie Zhang

2025

Abstract

The topic of the present study is the effect of social media on second language acquisition (SLA) motivation. The study summarises the results from prior studies that examined different social media sites and their impact on SLA motivation. Gardner's and Dornyei's models are among the various incentive theories highlighted in the paper. Additionally, it examines how social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube are divided into two categories: communication-based and display/comment-based. According to research using surveys, interviews, and quasi-experiments, social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, and WeChat can greatly increase language learners' motivation and engagement. To increase understanding, future studies should investigate platforms that have not received enough attention and use a wider range of research approaches.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Shi X., Xu Z. and Zhang J. (2025). A Review Study on the Impact of Social Media on Motivation for Second Language Acquisition. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 537-541. DOI: 10.5220/0014002900004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Xiaohong Shi and Zezheng Xu and Jie Zhang},
title={A Review Study on the Impact of Social Media on Motivation for Second Language Acquisition},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={537-541},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014002900004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - A Review Study on the Impact of Social Media on Motivation for Second Language Acquisition
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Shi X.
AU - Xu Z.
AU - Zhang J.
PY - 2025
SP - 537
EP - 541
DO - 10.5220/0014002900004912
PB - SciTePress