USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATIVE ACADEMIC WRITING COMPETENCE

Elnara Gulieva

doi:10.2024/33j3r475

Authors

Elnara Gulieva senior teacher of English at the chair of Lexicology and Stylistics of English, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, Uzbekistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2024/33j3r475

Keywords:

writing ability, social media, grammar knowledge, Wikis, WhatsApp, technology

Abstract

Writing is one of the most important language acquisition abilities, and unlike other talents, it takes a lot of practice to become proficient in producing written speech. This article aims to investigate some frequently used social media tools like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Wikis encouraging students to have more opportunities to write academically and practice more effectively than they did before.

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