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CONNECTING LANGUAGE GENDER LITERACY AND FACEBOOK A CASE STUDY WITH MULTILINGUAL TEENAGERS IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).24      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).24      Published : Mar 2019

Connecting Language, Gender, Literacy and Facebook: A Case Study with Multilingual Teenagers in Pakistan

Abstract

    The aim of this research is to examine the interrelationship among language, gender, and literacy practices of multiling ual youth on Facebook in Pakistan. The data, c ollec ted primarily thr ough obs er vations , comprised the participants literacy practices on Facebook which was observed for three months. A convenience sampling technique was used for drawing the sample. Ten participants, five boys and five girls, participated in this research. Data analysis reveals that social media is widely used by young boys and girls to exhibit their gendered identity through language choices, content and purpose of using social media. The research is informed by recent research on the ethnogr aphy of digital literacy practices .

    Language, Gender, Literacy, Social Media

    (1) Fakhira Riaz
    Assistant Professor,Department of English,Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Samia Mudassar
    Assistant Professor, Department of English,Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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