Social Media: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and

microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal
messages, and other content.

Network: In computing, is a group of two or more devices that can communicate.

diverse group: Is made up of people or things that are very different from each other.

Democratic Group: A group that is democratic believes in, encourages, or supports freedom and equality
between people and groups.

Socialization: A continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the
norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.

Academic researcher: Is someone who conducts research, i.e., an organized and systematic investigation
into something.

Academic Motivation: A child who is academically motivated wants to learn, likes learning-related
activities, and believes school is important.

Social adjustment: Is an effort made by an individual to cope with standards, values and needs of a
society in order to be accepted.

Detrimental: tending to cause harm.

Parental permissiveness: Is the degree which parents allow their children freedom to make their own
decisions and take responsibility for their own lives.

Theorists: A person who forms theories about something.

Social Capital: The networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society,
enabling that society to function effectively.

Self esteem: A confidence and satisfaction in oneself.

Social circle: Is a group of socially interconnected people.

Emergence: The act of becoming known or coming into view.

Radical Shift: Concerned with or tending to concentrate on fundamental aspects of a matter.

Technologies: The branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and
their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts,
engineering, applied science, and pure science.

Virtual: Existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet.

Empathetic: Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Self identity: The recognition of one's potential and qualities as an individual, especially in relation to
social context.

Force: Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Self aware: Having conscious knowledge of one's own character and feelings.

Academic Purposes: Is the language needed for a particular academic subject together with its
disciplinary culture. It includes the language structure, vocabulary, the particular skills needed for the
subject, and the appropriate academic conventions.

Gas students: Take different elective subjects coming from different disciplines to give them a taste of
how it feels to be both businessmen and social scientists or writers.

Humss students: Who aim to take up journalism, communication arts, liberal arts, education, and other
social science-related courses in college.

Academic Performance: Is the measurement of student achievement across various academic subjects.

Coverage: Inclusion within the scope of discussion or reporting.

Aspects: A particular part or feature of something.