Exploring the Role of Social Media in Enhancing Communicative Compensation Strategies for B2 EFL Learners

This study investigates the impact of social media on the development of communicative compensation strategies among B2-level EFL learners. With the increasing use of digital platforms in language education, social media offers new opportunities for students to practice and enhance their communication skills. Drawing on previous research on communicative competence and social media-assisted learning, this study examines how B2 learners utilize social media tools, specifically Telegram, to solve communication difficulties and apply compensatory strategies. The findings suggest that social media facilitates the use of strategies such as paraphrasing, synonym replacement, and contextual explanation, enabling learners to communicate more effectively despite language limitations. The study contributes to the understanding of how digital tools can support language learning and provides implications for integrating social media into EFL teaching practices.

Social media, Communicative compensation, EFL learners

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