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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY ROLES OF SOCIAL NETWORKS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS TOWARDS FIRST- YEAR ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS AT HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY GRADUATION PAPER Hanoi - 2023 MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY NGUYEN MINH NGOC 443017 ROLES OF SOCIAL NETWORKS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS TOWARDS FIRST- YEAR ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS AT HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR Pham Thi Hanh, M.A Hanoi - 2023 DECLARATIONS I hereby state that I, Nguyen Minh Ngoc, 443017, being a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts accept the requirements of the University relating to the retention and use ofBachelor’s Graduation Paper deposited in the library In terms of these conditions, I agree that the origin of my paper deposited in the library should be accessible for the purposes of study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the librarian for the care, loan or reproduction of the paper Supervisor Student Pham Thi Hanh Nguyen Minh Ngoc April 4” , 2023 il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research work would not have been finished without the assistance of persons to whom I am extremely grateful First and foremost, I would want to convey my heartfelt thanks to my supervisor, Pham Thi Hanh, for her unwavering support of my studies and research, as well as her patience, inspiration, enthusiasm, and vast knowledge Her advice was invaluable to me during the research and writing of this thesis My deep appreciation goes to all the teachers and staff members at the Faculty of Legal Foreign Language at Hanoi Law University for their hard work and dedication I would like to extend my special thanks to all 120 first-year English major students who took part in the survey and the interview, which enabled me to obtain more accurate findings Without their valuable opinion and ideas, the study would not have been accomplished Besides, I owe my family their continuous support Their kindness and patience have enabled me to overcome what appears to be an overwhelming undertaking at times Thank you also to all of my friends, who have always encouraged me to do the work and have been with me throughout the thesis writing process Last but not least, I would like to give my final thanks to myself for working hard and trying my best to complete my graduation thesis Hope this thesis will be very successful 1H ABSTRACTS In today's 4.0 technology era, social networks are more than just a communication tool; they are also useful strategies for use in educational environments Notably, social networking sites have a considerable influence on students' attitudes and outcomes during the learning process The purpose of this graduation thesis is to investigate foreign language learners’ opinions of utilizing social media to study English, as well as to identify the challenges students confront when using social media in their learning process Appropriate solutions was presented in order to assist English major students at Hanoi Law University in improving their usage of social media In terms of objectives, the author hopes to raise students' knowledge of the relevance and advantages of social networking sites, as well as the obstacles of utilizing them to study English, and to provide appropriate solutions to these problems, so assisting students in overcoming difficulties These goals was be clearly addressed in this thesis, which would employ a variety of approaches such as prior research, questionnaires, and interviews to achieve a complete study iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 History of social network sites Figure 2 Students’ favorite social networking sites Figure 3 Students’ frequency of social networks use per day Figure 4 Participants’ frequency of using social networks to learn English Figure 5 Students’ perceptions toward the important role in learning English process Figure 6 Student's assessment of the application of using social networks to study English at Hanoi Law University LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Rating levels of the impact in English learning process Table 2 Participants’ perceptions toward the benefits of using SNS to learn language Table 3 Participants’ perceptions toward the disadvantages of using SNS to learn language TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACTS INTRODUCTION.00000 ooo EO ẦẢ | 1 Rationale for the study . 5.G 11.3.2 1.1.S v.n n.g v.n r.e 1 2 Aims Of the 15 2 3 Research Questions .ccccccccccessseeeceeesssneeecceseneeeeceeeneeeeeseeeaeeeeeeeegs 2 he, NGHỊNEHIỈ EDS SENNY ccna scam s.escns comms ets RAN A HN NR 08900 3 5 Significance of the SfUdy . ccesccceesceceeeseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeeeas 3 6 Organization of the sfudy - - - c1 HH re 4 1.1 Social nefWOrK LH TH no nh kc 5 1.1.1 Definition and history of social network < .-< -cẶ 5 1.1.2 Some types of social nefworkS L H hư., 7 1.1.3 Aspects of social network in language learning 9 1.2 Using social Networks in Learning English process lãi 1.2.1 Eacebook -. n .n H n n g H 11 1.2.2 “TED TAL,K Ă .n H H n h 15 1.2.3 Advantages and disadvantages of using social networks to learn Lt)| ee 18 1.3 A review Of previous StUGIES - n g .r.e 21 1.4 SuImmAFV 2G Q01 Tre 22 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ssa s sass cái can con cai sasasasswmanaens cas 24 2.1 Participants 0.0.0.0 cc ccccccccessnseeceeeseneeceesseneeeeecsesneeeeeeeseneeeeeeeeenaeeeeeneegs 24 2.2 Data collection ÏnsfruIm€1nf . 5