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Social networks play a crucial role in fostering second language learning by providing a wide array of resources and facilitate global interaction among youngsters today. Language instructors therefore should consider using these tools into their learning platform to enrich students’ language learning experience. Due to the increased popularity of virtual learning platforms, this study aims to inspect the perceptions of university students about the use and roles of social media in learning English vocabulary. The primary method used for this research study is a quantitative research approach which involves a total of 193 undergraduates from different faculties in University Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The data is gathered through questionnaire and analysed by applying descriptive statistical tools. The eventual findings indicated that undergraduates benefited from the numerous functions of social media in learning and developing English vocabulary. They also said that social media can be used as a apt platform by instructors to communicate with students on course-related material and enable them to share educational information in text, images and videos. It is therefore recommended that educators adapt Gen Z’s learning preference via interactive social media tools in the learning of vocabulary.
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