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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2018/11/english_learners_and_social_media.html

In this article by Corey Mitchell, read about a pair of studies from a University of Minnesota research team that aimed at using social media and the learners’ native languages to boost literacy. The findings show that guided use of social media in classrooms can help boost the literacy and language development of English learners in multiple languages. The team also sought new ways for teachers to use students' native languages to promote multilingual communication in classes, even if the teacher does not speak any of the languages of the students.

To read more about these studies, visit http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2018/11/english_learners_and_social_media.html