(Luận văn) the influences of social networks on english self study process of freshmen in english faculty, thuongmai university

THUONG MAI UNIVERSITY ENGLISH FACULTY GRADUATION PAPER THE INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON ENGLISH SELF-STUDY PROCESS OF FRESHMEN IN ENGLISH FACULTY, THUONGMAI UNIVERSITY an lu n va HANOI, 2019 ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the effects of social networks in the process of selflearning English of students belong to English Faculty, Thuongmai university (TMU) through a number of popular social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube,Zing.mp3,etc.A total of 61 students from English Faculty at TMU participated in this study.The participants were divided into two main groups that including the first year students and the final year students in order to compare the difference in the process of using the social network for English self-study and how the impact of social networks affect them.A mixed method consisting questionnaire method, interview method and group interview method was implemented to analyze the collected data The findings of this study indicate that social networks can effectively assist college students in self-learning process.Students can improve their professional knowledge not only from the in-class instruction but also through networks still exist a few negative an social lu social network sites However, due to the lack of appropriate learning methods, effects in the learning n va process.Finally,some useful instructional strategies are provided to educators and practitioners in the English education field Keywords: Social networks, self-learning process, research method ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This graduation thesis would never have been able to finish without the guidance of my supervisor, help from my friends and support from my family Firstly, to complete this graduation thesis, I have received a lot of helps from school and teachers.I would like to thank to faculty of English,TMU for giving me a good learning environment, providing me with knowledge about business English, as well as opportunity to let me have time to access to practical Secondly,I would like to express my sincere thanks to the teacher: Ms.Han Thi Bich Ngoc During the time of writing the thesis, I received the guidance of the teacher.She helped a lot in correcting, supplementing and perfecting the missing theoretical knowledge to complete the thesis with the best results Thirdly, I would also like to thank the library management of Thuongmai university who has helped me a lot in the process of collecting materials, providing lu valuable materials to complete this thesis an Last but not least, I want to show my appreciation to participants, including n va K54,the first year students and K51,the final year students of English major at Thuongmai university, who provided me with valuable assistance in collecting data However, due to limited qualifications and limited research time, the research and presentation process is inevitable I really hope to receive comments and advice from teachers so that my graduation thesis will be more perfect Thank you so much! Hanoi, April, 2019 Tran Thi Cuc iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS .iv LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS .vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .vii CHAPTER I: OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY 1.1.Rationale 1.2.Previous Studies .3 1.3.Aims of The Study 1.4 Research Subject 1.5 Research Methodology 1.5.1.Some features of the study’s place .7 1.5.2.Research methods 1.6.Theoretical and Practical Significance 10 an lu 1.7.Organization of The Study 10 va CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 11 n 2.1.Term Definition .11 2.1.1 Social network 11 2.1.2 Self-study process 14 2.2.Previous Studies .17 2.2.1.Thesis: “ The Influence of Social Networking Sites on Political Attitudes and Behavior” (Weiwu Zhang ,2010) 17 2.2.2.Thesis: “Impact of Social Networks on Young People” ( Bui,2014) .18 2.2.3.Thesis: “Behavior of Using Social Network of Student at Hai Duong University” ( Nguyen,2018) 19 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH FINDINGS 21 3.1.Results of Questionnaire Method 21 3.2.Results of interview method 27 3.2.1.Social networks have a positive impact on the English self-study of freshman students at TMU 28 3.2.2.Social networks have negative impacts on self-learning English 30 iv 3.3.Results of group interview method .32 CHAPTER IV: RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTIONS .34 4.1.Problems and suggestions of research topics .34 4.1.1.The first problem 35 4.1.2.The second problem 36 4.1.3.The third problem 39 4.2.Limitations of the study 42 4.2.1.Some specific limitations of the study .42 4.2.2.Suggestions for further research .43 CONCLUSION 45 REFERENCE APPENDIX an lu n va v LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS Figure 1: The world's largest social networks 14 Figure 2: Popular Social Networks in The English Eelf-study Process of Freshman, Thuongmai University 22 Figure 3: The Level of Social Network Usage of Freshman on English Self-study Process 23 Figure 4: The Frequency of Using Social Networks of Freshmen on self-learning English Process (unit:%) .24 Figure 5: Influence of Social Networks in English self-learning process of freshman, Thuongmai University (unit:%) 25 Figure 6: The Level of Satisfaction about Using Social Networks of The First-year Student on English Self-study Process (unit:%) 26 Figure 7: The level of assessment to students about the impact of social networks on lu English self-study process (unit:%) .27 an Figure 8: Compare the social network usage level on English self-study between n va freshmen and final year students 32 vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NO ABBREVIATIONS EXPLANATION E.g Exempli gratia (for example) TMU Thuong Mai University Etc Et cetera an lu n va vii CHAPTER I: OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY 1.1.Rationale In the context of international integration, English has become the most widely used language all over the world It is considered as the medium communication in many different fields such as: science, technology aviation, international sport, and so on Businesses are increasingly focusing on their English language skills (especially English) For medium and large enterprises, foreign language certification is gradually becoming a mandatory requirement, and is considered a prerequisite for applicants when interviewing.However, the response and the way we are implementing so that English becomes a second language for graduates, there are still many issues to consider Back to the university training environment, like many universities in the country today, Thuongmai University also requires that before graduation, students lu an need to have a certificate of English as a required condition Studying foreign n va languages at school is not enough for students to apply well what they have learned in practice So the core problem for students to improve their foreign language skills is in students' self-study in addition to the lessons in class.Self-study is really a very important skill for students It helps students to grasp knowledge effectively However, how self-study is effective and how to have the best self-study method? Especially for freshmen in English Faculty, finding a suitable method for the English self-study process is really necessary.While the internet is having a booming era, new forms of communication are attracting more and more viewers Internet users - especially young people, start looking for a place that satisfies all the needs of information, entertainment, connectivity and social networking that are launched to meet all those needs.For students, the benefits that social networks bring have an immense role in self-studying English of students at TMU Students through social networking links to work together as a group of people with the same goal of self-learning English, with interest, online exchange, help each other improve English proficiency and English skills.Not only that, social networks also expand the scope, allowing students from different schools not only in the country but also abroad to create sites to help each other learn This is one of the channels to help them improve learning efficiency, share knowledge and materials.Nowaday, the world has hundreds of different social networks like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, Each social network has a certain success based on its compatibility with cultural, geographic factors Facebook and YouTube are social networks that are commonly used in Vietnam In addition, having some appearances of other social networks such as: Zing me, YuMe, Tamtay,etc Many young people, especially the first-year students in English Faculty who have just entered the university environment are still having difficulties and surprise during their study, the use of social networks will help very much in their English self-learning process.In addition to studying on the school under the guidance of teachers, they use social networks to provide more knowledge and exchange skills to learn English with others Not only that, networks also provides an opportunity an of taking English courses lu for students to interact with foreigners who not need to go abroad or lose the cost n va Besides convenience, social networks also lead to negative phenomena among current students One of the most remarkable phenomena is the "online addiction" phenomenon.For students, spending too much time using social networks also has many consequences such as: reduce labor productivity, poor health (vision loss, insomnia, mental fatigue, ).A large amount of information that is not original, uncensored or social networking groups with bad intentions will cause them to lose money without any effect in the learning process.Besides, the dissemination of information from social networks is quick and easy, creating an environment for the bad guys to exploit and entice,which make to reduce the students' will to study Students account for the most number of members using social networks during their self-study process.However, they are faced with multi-dimensional impacts daily, affecting both awareness and behavior in the process of using social networks.However, the problem of social network impacts on students, especially first-year students of English Faculty at Thuongmai University has not been deeply studied The problem is: How is the impact of social networks on students major in English? What social network has changed to their habits and needs during the English self-learning process? These questions need to be addressed by practical, concrete surveys and based on solid theoretical background The things mentioned above are the reasons why I choose “ The Influences of Social Networks on English Self-Study Process of Freshmen in English Faculty, Thuongmai University ” for my graduate thesis Hopefully, it will be beneficial to learners of Vietnamese, who have a passion for English 1.2.Previous Studies Considered as a new communication channel, the explosive growth of social networks attracted the attention of researchers In the world, there have been many research projects, articles on social networks and young people that have attracted many achievements, such as: Research: “Social Networks and Internet Usages by The Young Generations”(Ehrhardt,2013) This study has shown the habits of young lu people when using social networks and the internet, comparing these habits with an real life behaviors as well as the views of the younger generation on social networks in modern society n va networks At the same time, the study also emphasizes the importance of social A different study of with a multiple name “Young and Old Use Social Media for Surprisingly Different Reasons” (Ladegaard,2014) indicates the reasons that people participate in social networking How it has changed their habits and lifestyles as well as the trend of using social networks in the future Besides, there are also many discussions around the negative and positive impacts of social networks on the younger generation, such as Debate.org website with the title: “ Is Social Networking Bad for Today’s Generation?”.There have been a lot of opinions in the debate, of which 58% agree that social networks are having negative impacts on the younger generation, 42% disagree and tell the advantages that social networks bring In Vietnam, Social networks have only been introduced in recent years but it has also attracted many people's attention and interest There are many studies as well as articles written about the power of social networks in the multilateral media CHAPTER IV: RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1.Problems and suggestions of research topics From studying the impact of social networks on freshmen of English Faculty at Thuongmai university, with the obtained results, I can draw some conclusions: It can be seen that, social network plays an important role in life and greatly influences on the English self-learning process and psychological life of students at Thuongmai University Especially in the period of globalization - modernization, the existence of social networks already making learning become more effective and is gradually becoming a close friend of students Therefore, the majority of students who randomly participate in the research use social networks and believe that social networks play an important role in their lives Through researching, social networking sites that students often use a lot are Facebook, YouTube and Zing.mp3,etc lu Behavior of using social media is expressed through external actions such as: an time, frequency of use, purpose of use on social media Research results show that n va most of the students at Thuongmai University know how to arrange time to access the network appropriately However, there are still some people who use social media too much in the day, from 4-5 hours, taking up a lot of students' time in a day Besides, some students still not have the proper learning method which leads to the use of social networks for learning purposes is not really effective Thus, in addition to helping students to exchange and connect friends in learning as well as life, the social network has a negative impact on each student The research results also showed that Thuongmai University’s students were also aware of the concept of social networks, the role of social networks expressed through sharing good content highly appreciated by the community However, in the investigation process, there are still some students who are not aware of the social network, which leads to inappropriate behavior.This is the reason for the existence of some problems when using social networks on English self-learning process.Detail as below: 34 4.1.1.The first problem 4.1.1.1.Neglect by other social networking sites With its outstanding benefits, social networks are becoming lively, rich, attractive and expressing media that can completely replace the position of many other information channels in the future.We cannot deny the entertainment function of social networks Social networks help you relax with funny songs, sayings, clips and help you temporarily forget about worry and worries from life with extremely interesting games In stressful lessons, these benefits are extremely necessary for the students.You can also chat with friends via messages, comments But if you're still bored? Social networks let you relive those moments of chatter, innocence by posting selfie photos.Moreover, the feature that every social application has is communicating, making friends, expanding relationships with friends and eliminating geographical distance What better way to talk to your idol or a famous MC? Social networks have many benefits so why does it become a matter of lu concern?Because of the diversity and abundance of usage, social networks are easy an to distract students, interruption during self-study process Sometimes, you are n va visiting a website to learn English, another website appeared coincidentally such as advertising a game or some special news, you just need to click on it and it will take you a while to read and learn and you will forget about your main point is learning.while studying, suddenly there was a message from a friend on Facebook, you can also be willing to give up to answer their message It will easily take you to that conversation for many minutes or even hour.By the time you come back to your studies, you no longer remember what you are doing, how much you are learning This also makes you feel like you lose interest in learning, no longer feeling excited with studying.Such interrupt learning will not really bring about the expected effect Or it will take you a while to complete your self-study 4.1.1.2.Suggestions for the first problem From my own experience and through the research process, I have come up with some suggestions to minimize this negative impact of social networks:  Before learning,each student needs to define his or her main goals and tasks Need to set goals that must be achieved in one day or in a certain period of 35 time For example, in learning English, every day you make a clear plan, the first day you will practice pronunciation, the second day takes time to improve the vocabulary and the next day is to practice skills like listening, speaking, reading, and writing Such a specific plan will help you have the motivation to complete it and not easily interrupted  In the process of learning, you should focus on one thing you are doing and not focus on too many things at the same time It is really necessary for you to turn off unnecessary applications or unrelated websites so it can't interrupt your learning Sometimes if you feel stressed during your studies, you can also relax by listening to a song or reading useful news But remember just take a break in a certain time and completely stop the learning.You should not study and entertain at the same time This will ensure that until you return to your studies you will not be interrupted and lose interest in your lesson.Especially for learning English, you can entertain by listening to English songs or foreign news This method not only improves your English but also helps you increase your spirit an lu 4.1.2.The second problem va 4.1.2.1.Limitation in choosing the appropriate information channel n From the results of the interview method I presented above, there are some students who believe that because social networking is an extremely diverse tool, contains many rich information channels, choosing for themselves a suitable and effective learning channel is not simple Especially in the 4.0 era, when the internet reached the peak level, people focused all on it and all businesses and marketers make use of social networks to develop their business Therefore, there are many different information channels and websites.The most concern thing is that not all websites are reliable Recently,there are many websites that have not been tested to deceive and entice people into bad behaviors, especially young people Taking advantage of the benefits of social networks,some English centers or a few English websites that are opened to entice students for the purpose of cheating and collecting their money without any effect.Besides,each information and method on each website is different but not all have been updated Therefore, applying different channels and websites at the same time will lead to information that is not consistent and learning will easily become disordered, not obtain certain results 36 4.1.2.2.Suggestions for the second problem Below are some suggestions for this problem: In the process of self-learning English, you should choose for yourself a suitable learning method and reputable websites that are suitable for your level There are many good and famous websites but not all of them bring a effect results for you because it is not really suitable for your level and skills You can consult your friends and teachers about some reputable and appropriate English selflearning websites Currently, some prestigious English centers also regularly shares good methods of learning English with very useful information.You can refer to some famous English learning websites such as:  Elllo.org Elllo.org was created in 2003 by an English teacher in Japan; brings more than 2500 free English lessons for students in over 100 countries around the world Over 13 years of development, Elllo has built a rich and diverse school subject system; thanks to the contributions of many teachers around the world This website lu an is especially useful for those who want to practice listening to English va Standard English learning process on Elllo: n Step 1: Listen through Audio / Video once Surf quickly and combine with Audio / Video titles to guess the ideas mentioned in the article Step 2: Read the Script / Transcript section in Audio / Video Guess the main content of the post; guess the meaning of the sentence; meaning of new words For Audio, read the Vocab section to learn how to pronounce and understand the meaning of the word mentioned in the lesson.That helps you remember that vocabulary more easily For Video, you need to actively look up the dictionary to know the pronunciation and meaning of the word Step 3: Listen to Audio / Video at least three times Each lesson on Elllo is not too long (less than minutes) so just take a few minutes to practice listening daily, your hearing ability is significantly improved  VOA Learning English and Voice of America VOA stands for Voice of America, which is a source of multimedia news sponsored by the US government 37 Initially, VOA focused on the radio, but for the moment, most of their content is posted on the Internet For English learners, this is a great website News on this site are all real news but are expressed in a more understandable way such as: adding subtitles, some messages that are slower than usual and designed specifically for language learners.If you are new learner, start from the VOA Learning English homepage On the homepage, the new information, the resources are clearly divided for you to easily choose according to the purpose of learning  BBC Learning English BBC Learning English is a free website for you to study English - English (not English - American) through lessons related to vocabulary and grammar and are divided according to a specific level/field This website divides the structure very clearly, logic so you can easily study In addition, this is a long-term learning channel (with history since 1943) so you can be assured of quality  Duolingo an lu Duolingo is the basic English learning application; developed platform on all devices from computer to phone application (on Android and IOS operating va n systems), is one of the recommended English learning applications of the US government.You will feel excited from accessing to the homepage of this free English learning website Specific, detailed and step-by-step is the most impression that attract users -promising to be a good user care website Intuitive, user-friendly interface The lessons designed are not too hard but also require hard work, perseverance to fully practice listening - reading skills writing vocabulary, sentences, grammar Just try it, you will Be fascinated by the goals you set yourself every day With intuitive, user-friendly interface,the lessons designed are not too hard but also require hard work, perseverance to fully practice skills such as listening reading skills - writing vocabulary, sentences, grammar Just try it, you will be fascinated by the goals you set yourself every day  Lang-8 Lang-8 is a website developed in a new form, completely different from other website platforms.It is a specialized site to help you practice your unique skills: writing English 38 The way that this website works is very simple You just need to follow the 3step process below: - Submit your article to the Lang-8 community - Collect comments and corrective comments from partners in the community - Return, comment and make some suggestions for new students We support and interact with each other - it is also the basic platform for this website to exist and grow In addition to the popular websites I have just listed, there are many other websites such as TalkEnglish, as the name suggests, TalkEnglish is a website focused on helping you practice English speaking or Fun Easy English website The above is a summary of some of the most free and effective English language learning websites in the world.Some pages to help you develop your listening skills, some others help to develop vocabulary; there is a website for the development of listening - speaking - reading - writing Specify the goal of learning English, then choose for yourself 1-2 websites va English as soon as possible an lu suitable for your interests, immediately plan your self-study and deploy to learn n Although the websites listed above are all famous and reputable websites, you should only choose a website that is suitable for your level and goals For example, if you feel your English listening skills are not good, you should choose a website that focuses on listening skills Avoiding to access to many websites at the same time that will not bring a certain effect for your English self-learning process 4.1.3.The third problem 4.1.3.1.The risk of "social networks addiction" Although the use of social networks to meet the needs of students to learn English is necessary, the use with no suitable method will easily lead you to this situation Sometimes, after hours of intense training, you use social networking to entertain, reduce pressure, but you are easily caught up with it This greatly affects your English learning process and causes loss of time for learning Social addiction is a phrase sometimes used to refer someone to spend too much time using Facebook, Twitter and other social networking, so that these social networks intervene too deeply into other aspects of everyday life 39 A person addicted to social networks can be considered a person who tends to use social networks beyond the normal level For example, constantly check Facebook status updates or "track" profiles of people on Facebook for hours Researchers at the University of Chicago conclude that addiction to social networks may be even more intense than cigarette and alcohol addiction, after an experiment in which they recorded the feelings of addiction to hundreds of people in several week Social addiction is ranked before craving for cigarettes and alcohol.The fact that addiction to social networking is a process of excessive and harmful use of the Internet Social network users at this level have been reported to cause negative impacts on their lives and work Even when addicted to social networking is not officially diagnosed, there are some signs show that a person addicted to social networking includes: Spend more time on social networking sites  Think about social network sites even when not online  Feeling a great need to share something on Facebook or other social network  Worry or stress if you can't stay online for a certain period of time lu  an sites n va Moreover, not only mental health is affected by excessive use of social network There have been studies showing that some college students experience physical health problems, such as obesity and sleep disorders 4.1.3.2.Suggestions for the third problem The following are some solutions to overcome the addiction of social networks of students, especially in the process of using social networks for learning English  Relax by doing exercise Exercise regularly every day, either in the morning or before bedtime with gentle exercises or skeletal muscle movement In addition to helping our bodies stay healthy as well as improve health as everyone knows, it also helps to cope with social networks addiction.Exercise like an arrow to hit two targets, both to help us stay healthy and to help us quit bad habits  Relax regularly when using social networks 40 Keep in mind that no matter how important it is to use social media for learning, at least, take at least to 10 minutes to take a break after every online hour.You can relax by listening to English songs or listening to international news This helps you not only reduce stress, fatigue but also improve your English skills.Moreover,this helps us to have a reasonable time on social media and not too abusive or dependent on it  Find the right purpose to be online List all the important things you need to on social networks and focus on doing it on certain period of time, so you won't be distracted or waste your time on individual jobs Also, look for the most legitimate goals to be online, and if not, try not to dig up the social network If you decide to use social networking for your English self-study, don't use it for other purposes  Restall the settings of social networks When we want to reduce the overuse of social networking sites, resetting them lu is one of the very important things an You absolutely not let Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube,etc in the n va state always logged in Although this is very convenient for you and you not have to to log in every time,it is harmful in your English learning process, because when you log in, any relevant notifications on the social network will appear at any time and that will make you follow that messages, notifications and forget the main purpose of using social networking is learning.\ If you not want to log in again many times, you can allow Notification to be turned off in every setting that every social networking site has Or you can install network time management software or manage long passwords for social networking sites Social networks dominate a seemingly indispensable role in human life It helps us to connect with friends, relatives, promote our work and update the latest news However, due to misunderstandings about the meaning of social networks as well as having no proper method of application, using social networks in the process of learning still exist many problems The problems I have listed above are popular issues, most common problem among young people in general and students 41 at Thuongmai university in particular.In addition to the research process, along with the accumulated experience of myself during years of intensive English training in the university environment, I propose a number of specific suggestions for each the problem Hopefully, this solutions will help the freshman at Thuongmai University who still have a lot of confusion on learning English will find yourself suitable learning methods and bring high efficiency 4.2.Limitations of the study 4.2.1.Some specific limitations of the study After nearly months of studying the graduation thesis, I draw some specific limitations for my own research as follows: 4.2.1.1 Limitations on references Reference materials play a significant role in scientific research activities To ensure a complete and accurate scientific research, students need to have many sources of high-precision materials.Specially: lu (1) The source of materials related to English major that students can access is an quite small Currently, at the library of Thuongmai University, a number of n va reference books on issues of English skills quite limited in terms of topic and content In particular, the books are research-based and go into the topics that I choose to have a quantity that is almost inadequate (2) Although the current Internet resources are becoming diversified and plentiful, it is difficult to verify the accuracy and basics that scientific research needs In the current technological age, it is no longer difficult to search a certain problem Currently, the Internet has many different streams of information and includes false information.That is reason why I also have difficulties in the process of selecting information and data to carry out the scientific research 4.2.1.2.Limitations on lacking of knowledge and basic skills in scientific research methods Currently, in the training program of the English Faculty, students have access to scientific research methods but that is only on the theoretical basis but not yet applied much Therefore, I realized that this is one of the leading difficulties in conducting research I was still very surprised and did not know where to start and 42 how to start.It took me a period of time to learn and to be guided by the teacher in order to determine for myself the right way to study 4.2.1.3.Limitations on presentation skills Regarding the presentation problem, all people think that this is not a big problem, can be done after the content has been completed But besides scientific content, the presentation of science is a direct determinant of the persuasiveness of the topic.The presentation of the list of references, the abbreviations, appendices, abstracts,etc must follow the standards of the guiding documents so I sometimes encounter certain difficulties Technical errors while presenting topics such as font errors, drawings, charts, etc also make the topic unfulfilled Besides, because of limitations on computing ability, sometimes the presentation becomes complicated and may not be perfect 4.2.2.Suggestions for further research From the difficulties in the process of doing scientific research, the author lu would like to give some recommendations to improve the quality of scientific an research of students in English Faculty in particular and the entire students of TMU futher studies n va in general.These proposals will also make my research become more complete in Firstly, the addition of industry-related titles at the library of university should also be taken into account, so that students can find appropriate and orthodox materials and not spend too much time on data collection search Secondly, the school and teacher should create conditions for students to approach scientific research methods early, help students better understand scientific research Thereby students will have a different perspective on scientific research, instead of thinking that scientific research is a difficult thing to implement Not only that, approaching research method subject also promotes the excitement of research in students and helps students have more skills to conduct research in the most accurate way Finally, the author wishes to propose the organization of building more specialized clubs as well as scientific research teams Through clubs, students can exchange, discuss as well as share the experiences gained in the process of building 43 ideas and completing research Besides, when participating in the clubs mentioned above, students are also exchanged to share topics related to specialization as well as English learning skills, thereby having conditions to improve their knowledge With the limitations and suggestions presented above, the author hopes that Thuongmai University will understand the difficulties that students of English Faculty in particular and all the disciplines in general are facing on scientific research process The author's suggestions are just a few recommendations based on personal views and also hope that these recommendations will help school and teachers find solutions to help students become more and more passionate and have motivation in scientific research activities in the future an lu n va 44 CONCLUSION Today, social networks become an indispensable part of society It has been and will bring to the human life the day many great utilities, maximizing functions.Especially for students who belong to English Faculty, it is an indispensable tool on the way to conquer their English However, social networking is also a place where many worries arise We cannot completely blame social networks because it is simply a tool, a means created to link people together all over the world Because of not understanding the right purpose of social networks, students have overused it, leading to the existence of negative effects.It all comes from behavior and awareness among individuals who use social networks Therefore, every student in English Faculty in particular and all students of TMU in general should understand the measures from themselves and the community to participate in social networking in the most positive way lu In addition, each individual should demonstrate responsibility in improving an the positive impact of social networks on the community as well as the quality of n va English learning at Thuongmai University Due to the limitation of the scope of the study as well as the time to make the research, this thesis might cover in some parts of the whole problem Hopefully, it would be a useful material for students in TMU to improve their English skills 45 REFERENCE 1.Bui Thu Hoai (2014), Impact of social networks on young people, Master's thesis, Hanoi National University 2.Cambrige University (2012), Facilitating social behavior for young people, Department of Education 3.Cambridge dictionary 4.Dao Le Hoa An (2013), "The study of human Facebook use behavior - a challenge for modern psychology", Journal of Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education 5.Hoang Van Thanh (2015), The impact of social networks on business promotion process, Google scholar source 6.Nguyen Thi Bac (2018), Behavior of using social network of student at Hai Duong University ,Psychology,Academy of Social Sciences lu 7.Nguyen Thi Hau (2013), Social Network for young people in Ho Chi Minh an City, Ho Chi Minh City Development Research Institute, cultural publishing house n va Nguyen Ky (1998), Educational Research Magazine No 9.Jody C.Baumgartner, Jonathan S.Morris (2009), Social networking web sites and political engagement of young adults, East Carolina University 10.Weiwu Zhang, Thomas J Johnson, Trent Seltzer, Shannon L Bichard (2010),The influence of social networking sites on political attitudes and behavior, Social Science Computer Review 28 (1), 75-92, Texas Tech University APPENDIX  Survey questionnaire for the students Dear the first year students of English Faculty at TMU, the survey questionnaire below are based on my research topic on the “The influences of social networks on English self-study process of freshmen in English Faculty, Thuongmai University ” Thank you for your cooperation and help for this questionnaire The data collected is used in the research paper only, not for any purposes Question 1: Which social network you use most for English self-study? A.Facebook B.YouTube C.Twitter D.Zing.mp3 E.Others Question 2: How long you use social network ech time for English selfstudy? A.< hour B 1-3 hours C > hours Question 3: How often you use social network for English self-study? A Every day B.Sometimes C.Once a week D.Others an lu Question 4: You use social networks through: B.Smart phone va A.Laptop C.PC n Question 5: What you use social network for except for English selfstudying? A.Entertainment B.Making friends and chating C.Business Question 6: What is your opinion about using social networks for English self-study A.agree B.Relatively agree C.Neutral D.Disagree E.Relatively Disagree Question 7: How social networks effect on your English learning process? A.Accumulate more knowledges B Take a lot of time without any results C No effect Question 8: How you rate the effects that social networks bring to the English self-learning process? A.Good B.Normal C.Not good Question 9: Are you satisfied with using your social network for English self-study? A.Absolutely satisfied B.Satisfied C.Neutral D.Not satisfied Question 10: According to your opinion, what measures should be taken to reduce the negative effects of social networks on the English self-study process? … ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… an lu n va