THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LANGUAGE ON THE WRITING SKILLS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IKEJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS, STATE.

The study sought to investigate the influence of social media on the writing skills of senior secondary school students in Ikeja Local Government area Lagos state. The research was carried out in Ikeja Local Government Area Lagos State. Descriptive survey research design was used in the study.The Instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The sampled population was selected purposely by selecting 4 Schools from each of the 140 sampled Senior Secondary Schools in Ikeja Local Government Area.Data was analyzed using percentage and frequency count. Validity of the instrument was measured and assessed by the project supervisor and one expert in the Faculty of Education to ensure its suitability to retrieve or collect information needed for the study.