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The Influence Of Social Media On Students' Reading Culture In Tertiary Institutions
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Several factors seem to influence reading culture,
one of such is the use of social media. Social media is the newest
technological explosion in the information world. It is an online
networking platform that focuses on developing, building and reflecting
on the social relation among people, who share the same interest, goal
or activities. Since the advent of social networking sites in 1994,
social media has enabled extensive communication with people around the
world and beyond. It is a common knowledge that millions of people
across the world use social media on a regular basis for various reasons
making the world a global village. The use of social media cuts across
all age groups in the society. Young people including tertiary students
are not left out among those who extensively use social media. Globally,
there is a rapid increase in the number of young people who have joined
popular social media sites such as Facebook, WhatsApp, twitter,
LinkedIn and Instagram. According to Onuoha and Saheed (2011), the use
of social media is predominant among young people in the society
including tertiary students. Scholars such as Danladi (2018), Ailakhu
(2017) are of the view that social media helps to facilitate
communication with youths and enable them have information to keep
abreast with the happenings in the society. Although social media use
and reading culture of undergraduate students have been studied by
different scholars in different context. However, the influence of
social media on students' reading culture in tertiary institutions will
be looked into.
Statement of the problem
The declining habit and
interest in reading among students in higher institutions is a challenge
to education stakeholders, especially in institutions that train
teachers in different fields of education. Experience has shown that
most students in Colleges of Education lack interest in reading which
has contributed to their poor academic performance. Onwusu-Acheaw (2014)
observes that the problem most students have that contributes to their
poor performance in tests and examinations is lack of proper reading
habit. Similarly, Palani (2012) discover that in most tertiary
institutions, learners do not read, even the few that read only do so as
a means of passing their examinations. Ezeah (2013) note that teaching
and learning in tertiary institutions is faced with endless problems on
the part of the learner due to their non mastery of the skills implicit
in reading. In relation to that, investigations reveal that most
students who graduated from such institutions have inadequate reading
ability which is attributed to poor habit of reading during their school
days. The situation has been made worse with the advent of the social
media as a means of communication among students. They spend more hours
on electronic media where they brows, send text messages and chat with
their friends using their handsets instead of reading their books or any
other piece of written materials. Danladi (2018) observe that social,
networking sites have proven to be universally addictive for tertiary
institution students who tend to spend considerable amount of time
maintaining social communications, making new acquaintances and a broad
based of friends during their years of study. It is against this
background that the present study seeks to examine the influence of
social media on students' reading culture in tertiary institutions.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to the influence of social media on students' reading culture in tertiary institutions. Specifically, the study examine the types of social media frequently use by students. The study also find out if the use of social media by students in tertiary institution affect their reading culture. Furthermore, the study investigate the extent at which students visit the library to read books. Lastly, the study evaluate the extent at which student in tertiary institution makes ... Continue reading---
