How Does Social Media Affect People's Life?

Can you imagine when one day you or your wife deliver a baby and it took you two months to reach your parents? Along with the improvement of living conditions and technology, social media became an important part of people’s lives which made people more social compared to the past. It is undeniable that 30 years ago it was extremely difficult to contact others because there was no fast way to communicate. Long distance and emergency communications were especially hard. However, nowadays, there are more means of communication whether it is a friend on the other side of the world or the person next door, the time it takes to reach that person is almost instant and is also available in more forms than one. Although technology has existed for many

They become more social than they were in the past due to the invention of online gaming. In the past, while there was no social media or game online, people used to play with their neighbors or hang out in a small group. They played some traditional games such as beanbags or hide-and-seek etc. or outdoor activities for entertainment which may narrow their circle of friends. Furthermore, there were various cases that children had been bullied by playing outdoor activities which not only effect to their physical but also their mental states that they are afraid to go out or even worse, they had to experience fear, loneliness or depression. Some of them were so tormented by their bullies that they actually chose suicide as alternative to their pain which was extremely cruel. However, these days, traditional ways of entertainment have been replaced by numerous things, one of those is game online. According to Gerber R.H, Abrams S.S, Onwuegbuzie J.A and Benge L.C (2014) the affordances of game space were beneficial for participants’ language development and socialization. There is an old Chinese proverb that shows the beauty of learning languages through games: “Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand” The best language games are designed to involve people in many different ways of using the language. It is obvious that games provide a great personal way to learn language without any fear of making mistakes with the language in public. Players can refine their skills through chatting with foreign-gamers which could be seen as a way to study. Besides, learning through games actually motivates people to learn more about it that as the higher levels in the game they reach, the higher skill levels of target language they gain. Moreover, no longer in a small circle of friends, they can make friends from