creators_name: Elvara, Isfandyari creators_id: 2113042074 type: other datestamp: 2025-06-02 02:05:06 lastmod: 2025-06-02 02:05:06 metadata_visibility: show title: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' PERCEPTION TOWARDS SOCIAL MEDIA AS ENGLISH LEARNING SOURCES FOR WRITING ABILITY ispublished: pub subjects: 370 subjects: 400 subjects: 420 full_text_status: restricted abstract: People nowadays tend to find information and entertainment through social media, which is currently available in digital form. The purpose of this research was to find out the students’ perceptions towards social media as English learning sources on writing ability. The descriptive quantitative method with data collection techniques using close-ended questionnaires and open-ended interviews. Kinds of social media that students often use were YouTube, Instagram, and X. The participants were 65 students of the English Department at the Universitas Lampung. The result of this research showed positive perceptions. Students perceive social media positively, considering it a beneficial and accessible tool for enhancing their English writing skills, as it can be used anytime and anywhere. Conversely, they also express a negative perception, noting that although social media can be effective for learning, it often serves as a source of distraction. Keywords: Internet, learning media, perception, social media, university student, writing ability date: 2025-04-22 date_type: published publisher: FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN place_of_pub: UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG citation: Elvara, Isfandyari (2025) UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' PERCEPTION TOWARDS SOCIAL MEDIA AS ENGLISH LEARNING SOURCES FOR WRITING ABILITY. FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN, UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG. document_url: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/87817/1/1.%20ABSTRAK%20-%20ABSTRACT.pdf document_url: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/87817/2/2.%20SKRIPSI%20FULL.pdf document_url: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/87817/3/3.%20SKRIPSI%20TANPA%20BAB%20PEMBAHASAN.pdf