Theoretical Framework

This study is supported by the theory of Ochs & Schieffelin (1979). This

language socialization theory is a wide paradigm for understanding how people acquire

linguistic, cultural, and communication competency through connection with those who

are highly educated or skilled. Language socialization is a complex and participatory

process that occurs all throughout a person's life as they join new communities, define

and redefine themselves in new roles, and accept or reject the meanings and role

relationships established by others (Schecter & Bayley, 2007).

Language Socialization in Digital Contexts cited by Reinhardt &Thorne, (2017) has

explored language socialization in novel digital settings and interest groups such as

fantasy fiction, online gaming, and online communities, building on early studies

highlighting the nature of socializing online through email, discussion forums, and

internet sites. Any expert-novice encounter, as Ochs (2002) points out, requires

language socialization. This growth in the field of LS allows it to go beyond its early

research concerns in first language acquisition to include bilingualism,

multilingualism, and second language learning. The significance of the study is that it

will allow researchers to look into second language learners' micro and macro levels

of social contexts and second language skills, as well as record their developmental

process of second language socialization, using social media.