The Contribution of Social Media Languages in Language Change and Character Building of The Students of IAIN Takengon

Abstract

The aim of this study was finding out the language change and character education in reference to the contribution of social media languages of the students IAIN Takengon. This research was categorized into a case study by using descriptive qualitative approach. The participants were 300 students of IAIN Takengon. The research instrument was in the form of questionnaire, observation sheet, and interview guideline. The results of the study are as follow: The social media language are affected the Gayonese language in some types, as they: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantic, and vocabulary. The social media language also affected the character building of the students. The social media language improves the multilingual of the students. It cause the shifting of the self-identity, principal of life, and respect to the culture.