• SUMANA SAMANTA NASKAR
• FEROZ AHAMED

ABSTRACT: The social network is one of the best technological inventions in the history of man. The ‘blessings’ and ‘disguise’ of social networks had been argued for years, but a solid ultimate conclusion was never surfaced. Relevantly, past studies have claimed that the usage of social networking sites could be one of the factors for the declining English language proficiency among fresh students in the secondary level. Therefore, this research was conducted to further investigate how closely are these variables related to each other, and why are they bonded. The major objectives of this study have been focused on the relationship between English proficiency and usage of social networking sites of the Secondary School Students. Quantitative method is used in this study as the assessments consists numerical analysis and measurements. Data is collected through self-made questionnaires and analyzed by statistical measures. This research is carried out on approximately 120 samples of North 24 Parganas’ secondary students covering from both rural and urban areas. The researcher found a significant relationship between social networks and English proficiency. Also certain categorical variables were examined with major variables for further research. From the study it was concluded that the relationship between English proficiency and usage of social networking sites to move forward, research in this field must merge with the mainstream research so that a more minute investigation come into surface.

Language Proficiency, Social Network, Social Networking Sites, Social Media

"THE USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTH 24 PGS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.207-217, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807187.pdf

"THE USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTH 24 PGS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp207-217, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807187.pdf