Efl Learners’ Perception of Grammar Nazis Practice on Social Media Twitter

Abstract

This article reviews the EFL perception toward the practices of Grammar Nazi on social media Twitter by outlining the recent activities of Grammar Nazi and the future effect that may use for learning strategy. It aims to discover whether or not the practices of Grammar Nazis have an impact on learners’ desire in learning English. It discusses the EFL learners’ knowledge about the Grammar nazis phenomenon on social media, their perception toward the phenomenon, and the impact of Grammar Nazis on learners’ learning interest. This article indicates that the EFL learners’ have a different perception, on one hand, it motivates their learning desire, and on other hand, it demotivated their interest in learning the language. Based on the review, the article also provides some recommendations on what future researchers can do to explore more about this phenomenon and to use the phenomenon as a learning strategy in improving their English skills.

Analyzing impacts of campus journalism on student’s grammar consciousness and confidence in writing engagements

“…Concerns on language use in social media was an important takeaway insight from this study because this was consistent to the study of Fitriani & Iftanti [17] and Baladjay et al [40] wherein students were concerned on sharing their ideas in social media because someone might judge them based on their technical errors and grammatical mistakes.…”

“…The adverse consequences of grammar corrections in social media include a reduction in confidence in their ability to learn English and the potential for humiliation experienced by people. These outcomes may arise from instances wherein individuals who identify as Grammar Nazis employ derogatory language, such as "stupid" or "moron", when correcting others' grammar errors [17,40] .…”

“…This study expanded this perspective in campus journalism where learning in skill development set up could develop the campus journalists while social stressors could influence their willingness to share their thoughts. Before this study, it is known that social media influences how people share their thoughts [13][14][15][16] and that it could make them less confident [17] .…”