Gender Differences in Using Social Media in Language and Literature Teaching in Multicultural Context

https://doi.org/10.36892/ijlls.v4i4.1083

Authors

  • DAISY CASIPIT CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
  • EVELITA CARA-ALAMANI CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
  • JOAN RAVAGO CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
  • MERCEDITA REYES CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
  • JENALYN PAGAY CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
  • GINA TAGASA CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Keywords:

social media, language, literature, gender differences, multicultural

Abstract

This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on gender differences using social media to teach language and literature in multicultural contexts published in EBSCO, ERIC, Google Scholar, and SAGE databases. The articles reviewed were put on a grid to facilitate thematizing the data needed to answer the objectives. The findings of the study revealed a gender divide as regards the use of social media, such as females tend to utilize available social media platforms more than males in the case of teachers and show more positive responses to social media use in the classroom. Generally, social media proved to hone the language skills (e.g., writing, reading) and critical thinking skills of the learners, improve communicative competence, develop vocabulary, promote language learning inside and outside the classroom, increase individual and group motivation to learn and succeed, engage students in critical, creative, and collaborative participation in transforming the textual world into a dynamic online community, create meaningful connections for authentic language situations, and support various types of learning styles. Finally, the paper suggests further research on gender differences in social media usage in gender-sensitive teaching in language and literature.

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Author Biographies

EVELITA CARA-ALAMANI, CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor I

Central Luzon State University

JOAN RAVAGO, CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Associate Professor V

Department of English and Humanities

MERCEDITA REYES, CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of English and Humanities 

Professor I

JENALYN PAGAY, CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of English and Humanities 

Associate Professor V

GINA TAGASA, CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of English and Humanities 

Associate Professor III

Published

2022-12-29

How to Cite

CASIPIT, D., CARA-ALAMANI, E., RAVAGO, J., REYES, M. ., PAGAY, J., & TAGASA, G. (2022). Gender Differences in Using Social Media in Language and Literature Teaching in Multicultural Context. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 4(4), 52–65. https://doi.org/10.36892/ijlls.v4i4.1083

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