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Yazarlar: elor d Yunus, Nurul yifa Abdul Raman, Asairi uliman
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Anahtar Kelimeler:Gen Z,Social Media,Writing Skills,ESL learning.
Özet: The use of social media like YouTube, WeChat, WhatsApp, and Instagram is undebatable and prevalent among generation Z (Gen Z). Gen Z has been utilizing ICT and Internet a lot thus making them a full rounded of the digital native. However, there are limited past studies conducted on the influence of social media in acquiring and using the English language appropriately given in virtual context especially in writing skills among the Gen Z generation. Therefore, this paper aims to identify students’ perceptions of the use of social media in assisting their writing skills. A survey has been conducted and a set of questionnaires was distributed among 45 primary Year 4 students at a Chinese-vernacular elementary school in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan. The data collected were analyzed and reported in tables using frequencies and percentages. The findings showed that the students have both positive and negative perceptions towards the use of social media in assisting writing skills.