THE USE OF INSTAGRAM AS MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE SKILLS

Abstract

As the rapid of growth of technology, social media has become essential to human life. Social media has many roles, it can provide entertainment, it can be the channel of communication, and currently becomes media of teaching and learning including teaching and learning English language. One of the famous social media used as media of English language learning and teaching is Instagram as it provides many features that enable us to use it in the learning process. This library research study is aimed to provide general overview of how Instagram, as social media, can be utilized as media in language teaching and learning process as well as how effective it is in improving students’ language skills. The data used in this study are secondary data, taken from previous studies conducted by researchers in relation to the topic. The results of the study show that Instagram has been widely used as media of language teaching and learning. It is proven effective in improving students’ language skill, especially writing skills. In addition, based on several previous studies conducted, the use of Instagram is proven capable of improving students’ positive attitudes and motivations towards learning for various reason.