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Abeer Bhatti has created the project "Does Social Media Really Improve English? Evidence from Global Classrooms" in Class2Class.org

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Does Social Media Really Improve English? Evidence from Global Classrooms

What is this project about?

Students analyze samples of English from social platforms against formal textbook language, measuring vocabulary range, accuracy, and fluency markers. Joint sessions with international partners help them evaluate the evidence and debate whether socia...
Age of Students
18+ years
Project Duration
3 weeks
Starting Month
October 2026

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify key features of social media English, such as slang, abbreviations, and informal grammar, and report how they differ from formal textbook language.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to use digital tools to collect and organize samples of English from social platforms, measuring vocabulary range, accuracy, and fluency markers in a shared dataset with international partners.
Apply
Students will be able to compare and contrast social media English with formal textbook English, analyzing evidence from partner classrooms across countries to examine how each context affects language accuracy and range.
Analyze
Students will be able to evaluate the evidence gathered with international peers and judge, through structured debate, whether social media helps or hinders English language learning, justifying their conclusions.
Evaluate

Skills to develop

Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving
Digital Literacy
Global Awareness
Intercultural Communication
Creativity & Innovation

Project Activities

1

Collect and compare English samples from social platforms

Students gather posts, comments, and captions in English, then code them for slang, abbreviations, informal grammar, vocabulary range, and accuracy. Both classes add their samples to a shared dataset and compare them with formal textbook English.

Duration: 120 minutes
2

Analyse the evidence and run a structured debate with partners

Joint teams review the shared dataset across countries to see how context affects accuracy and range. They then hold a structured debate on whether social media helps or hinders English learning, using evidence to back each side.

Duration: 120 minutes
Delivery: Debate
3

Produce and share a final report on social media and English

Each team creates a short report or podcast with its conclusions, justified by the collected evidence. Both classes present their findings in a joint video session and reflect on what they learned about each other's language use.

Duration: 75 minutes