Corpus:

Home Buddies and Home Buddies Hampas Lupa version Facebook Groups

Method/Framework: Critical Discourse Analysis

Main Problem: How do Facebook users negotiate shared experiences in HB and HB HL

Facebook Groups?

Specific Objectives:
1. describe the nature of posts in HB and HB HL Facebook groups;
2. interpret the behavior of Facebook members based on the thread comments in HB and
HB HL Facebook groups; and
3. explain how the social media practices in HB and HB HL Facebook groups allow users to
negotiate their shared experiences.

OBJECTIVE 1:
1. language use in FB posts
2. level of formality in the posts
3. Kinds of contents (nature of text, photos, etc.)
4. Purpose of post

OBJECTIVE 2:
1. Nonlinguistic practices (gifs, photos, reactions)
2. Rules of interaction
3. Purpose and content of comments
4. How do members of HB and HB HL interact?

OBJECTIVE 3:
1. How do people understand what is thinkable and sayable in HB and HB HL Facebook
Groups?
2. Why do HB and HB BL groups started to gain popularity during the pandemic?
3. Why do members of HB and HB HL Facebook groups interact differently?
4. How do members express shared experiences through text and interaction?
5. How do members negotiate rules of interaction, shared experiences, and acceptable
posts?
6. What is the culture in the two groups?
7. In which group do people really associate themselves?
8. Why do people join the groups?

TEXT
Nature of Facebook posts
in HB and HB HL

INTERACTION
(Media and Discourse Practices)

CONTEXT
(Socio-Cultural Practices)